NEWSLETTER April 2020 | Issue 1

THANK YOU DETROIT!

April 2020 | Issue 1

Detroit's 1st Afrikan Town 313 Film Festival Friday, March 13th 2020 View 2020 Selected Films Links Below Vendors needed 2021 Click email link Nzinga LeJeune, Founder, Creative Director Jambo Family! On Friday March 13th, 2020 Detroit's inaugural Afrikan Town 313 Film Festival was a great success. 6 short-films by the best up and coming Black Film Creatives were enjoyed by the community. The audience gave rave reviews and the Q & A was wonderful! Good news! For everyone who purchased a ticket but could not attend due to the Corona Virus, links to three of our selected films screened during the festival are available for you to view and enjoy. Three of the films are not available due to future commitments to other film festival screenings. In 2004, I was given the Spirit of Detroit award as a young new business owner by MY Detroit Council Woman Joan Watson for opening SOA Recording Studio with two of my high school friends. Writing has always been my passion and I would write songs and produce music for different artist. During that time Joan Watson identified young black businesses in the community and presented the idea to Dr. Claud Anderson for a financial district specifically for Black Businesses called African Town. Click READ MORE link below for more info. The purpose of the Afrikan Town 313 Film Festival is to celebrate amazing films produced by Black Film Creatives. Our stories are important and controlling our narratives is POWER. Creating a platform to view important films and controlling our art preserves culture and inspires artist. We are funded and founded by a black team using black dollars proving we can control, define, create, support, and sustain ourselves. Please follow the selected film directors on social media as you will see more great work from them in the future. More about me, please visit www.waterinjustice.com to read bio. I pray everyone is in good health and we look forward to seeing everyone next year for the 2021 Afrikan Town 313 Film Festival. Asante' Sana Read more

Afrikan Town 313 Film Festival  2020 Selected Short Films We have selected 6 amazing independent-short films by the best up and coming  Black Film Creatives! DuBois Ashong WHERE THE WATER RUNS   @DuBoisAshong Roye Okupe MALIKA, Warrior Queen   @youneekstudios  Kelley Chatman DIT DOTSON   @Kelleychatman Zachery Cunningham RIGHT ON!   @Misfittedacademics D'Tonio LeBrian JUNIOR-ANTI BULLYING   @jcpfilms Nzinga LeJeune CHECK-IN   @NzingaLeJeune

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Ujamaa Click link to read article about Detroit's 2004 proposed African Town. READ MORE

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The Audience Enjoyed 6 Short-Films

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Special Thanks to our 2020 Sponsors!

Thank you Dr. Naomi Kirkman-Bey, M.D.

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Film Makers, Vendors, Supporters Are you a Black Film Creative with a completed short-film? If not, you have time to complete your project. Starting November 2020 we will identify films to screen for our 2021 festival. Stay tuned! Vendors, email us if you would like to become a 2021 vendor. AfrikanTown313@gmail.com If you would like to support, donate, or become a patron, sponsor please click link below to visit our website for more info. Cashapp accepted $LeJeu313

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