Film Festivals: Make Me a Doorway (Schedule)

Last updated: 2.28.13

Make Me a Doorway has been selected for the following festivals (past & present):

Year: 2012

Month/Date: Thursday, June 14

Festival: Black Women in Film Festival

Location: Atlanta, GA

Time:

Building:

Details: http://www.blackwomenfilm.org/

Year: 2012

Month/Date: Saturday, August 18

Festival: Peachtree Village International Film Festival

Location: Atlanta, GA

Time: 5:30 PM ET

Building:

Details: 7^th Annual | http://pviff.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/makemeadoorway_na_pviff2012

Year: 2012

Month/Date: Saturday, October 6

Festival: Co-Kisser Poetry Festival

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Time:

Building:

Details: 2^nd Annual | http://co-kisser.com/

Year: 2012

Month/Date: Saturday, October 13

Festival: Visible Verse Poetry Festival

Location: Canada

Time:

Building:

Details: http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/visible-verse-festival-2012

Year: 2013

Month/Date: February

Festival: December Lab 

Location: London

Time:

Building:

Details: http://decemberlab.wordpress.com/ | http://verticalcinema.wordpress.com

Year:  2013

Month/Date:  February 1, February 2
Festival: Winter Short Film Festival

Location:  Somerset, KY

Time:

Building:  808 Monticello Street Somerset, Kentucky 42501

Details:

Year: 2013  

Month/Date: February 8
Festival: Exploding Cinema

Location: London

Time: 8:00 PM
Building: Canterbury Arms | 8 Canterbury Crescent London, SW9 7QD

Details: 5euro

Year: 2013

Month/Date: February 15, February 16

Festival: Grand Junction 

Location: Grand Junction, Colorado

Time:
Building: 2497 Interlochen Ct. Grand Junction, Colorado 81505

Details: http://www.gjfilmfest.org/

Year: 2013  

Month/Date: February 16
Festival: Post Alley Film Festival

Location:

Time: 
Building: Seattle International Film Center | 1506 35th Avenue Seattle, WA 89122

Details: http://www.postalleyfilmfestival.com/

Year:  2013

Month/Date: February 18 

Festival:  New Voices in Black Cinema

Location:  Brooklyn, NY

Time: 4:00 PM ET
Building: BAM | 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 
Details: Festival runs from February 15 - 18, 2013

Year: 2013

Month/Date: February 21

Festival: Nova Cinema

Location: Brussels

Time:
Building: Rue d'Arenberg 3 1000 BRUXXEL

Details: www.nova-cinema.org

Year: 2013

Month/Date: March 6

Festival: Best Of Online

Location: Los Angeles

Time: 8:00 PM PT

Building: The El Cid Los Angeles | 4212 West Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90029

Details:

Year: 2013
Month/Date: March 7, 2013
Festival: Break the Silence
Location: Long Beach, CA
Time: 8:00 PM PT
Building: Homeland Cultural Center | 1321 East Anaheim
Details: 

Year: 2013

Month/Date: March 14

Festival: Cinema Night

Location: Brooklyn

Time:

Building: Brooklyn’s Tiki Bar |4th between 33rd and 34th

Details: Monthly event | http://www.brooklynstikibar.com/ |The host of the show is

Frances Lozada. http://www.franceslozada.com/Frances_Lozada/Cinema_Night.html

Year: 2013
Month/Date: March 15 & 16
Festival: Soul 4 Reel
Location: Forestville, Maryland
Time:
Building: Soul Factory Theater | 7770 Marlboro Pike Forestville, MD 20747
Details: http://www.thesoulfactory.com

Year: 2013 
Month/Date: March 16 
Festival: North Carolina Black Film Festival
Location: Wilmington, NC
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Building: Wilmington Cultural Arts Center | 120 South 2nd st Wilmington, NC 28401
Details: 12th Annual

Year: 2013 
Month/Date: March 23, 2013 
Festival: Cinethesia Feminist Film Festival
Location: Carbondale, IL
Time:
Building:Varsity Center for the Arts
Details:

 

Year:  2013

Month/Date: TBA (May 14 – June 1)   

Festival:  LACDA

Location:  Los Angeles, CA

Time:
Building: 102 West 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90013

Details: http://lacda.com/index.html

Press Release: "Make Me a Doorway" / BAM (2013)

INDIE SHORT FILM “MAKE ME A DOORWAY” TO BE SCREENED AT THE NEW VOICES IN BLACK CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL

FILM WILL SCREEN ON FEBRUARY 18 AS PART OF THE SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Los Angeles, CA (January 25, 2013)—The experimental short film, "Make Me a Doorway,” is heading to the New Voices in Black Cinema Film Festival presented by BAMcinématek. The short will be screened on February 18 at 4pm as part of the Short Film showcase. The showing will serve as the New York premiere for the film, which screened at several festivals nationally and internationally throughout 2012.

A compelling examination of self-awareness, “Make Me a Doorway” delves into topics such as memory, intimacy, and true understanding. Spoken word poet and Brooklynite, Alexzenia Davis, pens a brave exploration into the experiences and visuals captured by filmmaker, Jesse Russell Brooks. In a true collaboration between writer and filmmaker, "Make Me a Doorway" defines the power of self-discovery while considering what photography makes of love lost, ultimately revealing how these reflections transform us. Ever present, as well, are the silent, but moving, performances of actresses, Erika Ewing and Laila Petrone.

“Make Me a Doorway” was released virally in April 2012 and screened at the Black Women in Film festival in June. This August, it screened at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia and was met with positive reviews. It has garnered attention from a host of online sites, consequently developing a buzz within film and poetry communities alike.

The third annual New Voices in Black Cinema Film Festival will also be presented by the Fort Greene-based ActNow Foundation. Reflecting the wide spectrum of views and themes within the African diasporan communities in Brooklyn and beyond, the series features 10 New York premieres and special guests at nearly every screening. Home to ActNow programs since 2009, BAMcinématek continues this partnership by providing a showcase for new and established voices in black independent cinema.

To view the official press release for the New Voices in Black Cinema Film Festival, please visit http://www.bam.org/media/1395553/actnow_2013_pr_final.pdf.

For more information on “Make Me a Doorway,” please email adoreimprint@yahoo.com.   

2013 Screenings

Full listing: http://tinyurl.com/axq9jet

2012 Screenings

Black Women in Film Festival – Atlanta, GA – June 2012

Peachtree Village International Film Festival – Atlanta, GA – August 2012

Co-Kisser Poetry Festival – Minneapolis, MN – October, 2012

Visible Verse Poetry Festival – Canada – October, 2012