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May 6th, 2015
blames him for the disappearance of his sister. Randy’s father, Lance (played by Isaiah Washington), who has been keeping an eye on his broken family, steps-in to give his son a hand, as he struggles to make the difficult transition into manhood and accepting who you really are. Casting also includes Kevin Allesee, Gary L. Gray, Nikki Jane, Torrey Laamar, Terrell Tilford and D. Woods. Academy Award winner Singer/Songwriter and Actor Mo’Nique, Director Patrik-Ian Polk and Actor Torrey Laamar are scheduled to attend this screening and will present a Q&A for those wanting insight into the world of imagination. . Learn more and grab your tickets at:
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Saturday, May 9th Starting at 9PM Organizer Byron Canady, Houston Splash and The Houston Splash Film Festival invite the pubic to the HOUSTON PREMIER of Director Patrik-Ian Polk’s new feature motion picture “Blackbird” starting at 9PM at the University of Houston’s Student Affairs Theater (4800 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX 77004) on the campus of the University of Houston-Main Campus, May 9th, this coming Saturday. Written by Rikki Beadle Blair and Patrik-Ian Polk the story follows 17year old Randy Rousseau (played by Julian Walker), a high school choirboy struggling to come of age in a small religiously conservative Mississippi town. Randy juggles his role as the “star” of the church choir while facing the everyday trails of life as a high school misfit, plagued by eerie visions and premonitions. When his little sister goes missing, and his parents split up leaving Randy to care for his heartbroken mother Clair (played by Mo’Nique) his life gets complicated. When Claire discovers a shocking secret her son, Randy, has been hiding, she
Houston Executive Producer Lynn Birdwell of Bird House Productions, the Rivet production company and Pam Johnson, breath coach and founder of the Heights School of Yoga, invite the pubic to the screening of their new short art film “Breath: The Pulse of the Universe: Tadasana Troupe Performance and Meditation” starting at 7PM, Thursday, May 14th, next week, at the Rothko Chapel (3900 Yupon St., Houston, TX 77006). The short movie is an inspirational piece that captures the metaphysical essence of slow-motion, rhythmic breath and luminosity. It was created to allow viewers to observe and become keenly aware of the sound and movement that is our life force - the “breath” and for the participant to feel the essence and integrity of the ancient healing practice of yoga and to develop our human capacity so that we may grow and mature our sacred and peaceful internal spaces. The film will be projected onto the exterior of the chapel building. In collaboration, the team is presenting a unique “LIVE” performance inside the center of Rothko Chapel by six Mandala Troupe members. Suggested donation is $10 Register at: RothkoChapel.org
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May 7th, 8th and 9th Working in conjunction with Splash Pride, our friend, filmmaker Byron Canady has founded and organized a new addition to Houston Splash and invites the public to the debut presentation of The Houston Splash Mini Film Festival starting at 7PM Thursday, May 7th and Friday, May 8th at the Texas Southern University Public Affairs Lecture Auditorium (3011 Cleburne St., Houston, TX 77004) and at 9PM Saturday, May 9th at the University of Houston’s Student Affairs Theater (4800 Calhoun Rd., Houston TX 77004). The Houston Splash Mini Film Festival has curated three feature movies including the 2013 documentary “The New Black” by Director Yoruba Richen (screening Thursday, May 7th) , the 2008 documentary “Still Black” by Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler (screening Friday, May 8th) and the Houston PRIEMERE of the narrative feature movie by Director Apatrik-Ian Polk “Blackbird” (screening Saturday, May 9th). The Film festival will also screen several short movies including such shorts as “Bumming Cigarettes”, “Vow of Silence” and “You’re Cute for a Black Guy”. Houston Splash VIP passes will NOT be accepted and individual movie tickets will need to be purchased online or at the door. Learn more about the Houston Splash Mini Film Festival at:
The 20th Annual Houston Splash Pride 2015 invites the public to attend their events running this, Thursday, May 7th though Monday, May 11th, here in the Houston metroplex area with events for HIM and for HER. Entertainers, DJ’s and Emcee’s include Sophia McIntosh, MC Flawless OZ, Niesha Dupree, DJ Maestro, DJ Tim Bae and DJ Jack Frost are among the celebrities scheduled to entertain you. Houston Splash is an urban LGBT event for the Southern United States. Houston Splash caters to African-American and Latino/Hispanic LGBT men and women from across the country. Hosted by Derick Miles, Sean Dawson along with Loud Inc., Houston Splash is a non-profit 501c(3) community based organization. Learn more about Houston Splash, get tickets and learn about the events and activities they have lined up on their website at:
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Tuesday, May 12th @ 7PM Organizer Ray Fitts invites the public to their Monthly Houston Film Industry MeetUp Group meeting starting at 7PM, Tuesday, May 12th in the upstairs area of Rudyard’s British Pub (2010 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77006 - Montrose area). This is a FREE event and everyone is welcome to attend and meet like-minded people interested in making movies. Rudyard’s does have three separate parking areas reserved for patrons and street parking is risky in this area of town. Learn more about the Houston Film Industry MeetUp Group and join the club at: http://www.meetup.com/filmind-254/
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Wednesday, May 13th at 6:30PM The Houston Chapter of Women in Film & Television invite the public to their Monthly Mixer starting at 6:30PM Wednesday, May 13th, next week at Maiko Bar & Bistro (2946 S. Shepherd Dr., Houston TX 77098) This month they will feature special guest Attorney Stephanie K. Hay of The Hay Law Group P.L.L.C.. Ms. Hay will deliver a talk on “Employment Contracts for Low Budget Projects”. Currently, Ms. Hay is a Council Member on the Houston Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Council and serves as a volunteer attorney with Texas Accountant and Lawyers for the Arts, a non-profit organization that helps artists with intellectual property issues. Learn something new!
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September 11th and 12th The Organizer and Founder of the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival (GCFVF), Mr. Hal Wixon is accepting projects, sponsors and volunteers for their 17th Annual GCFVF, 2015 season. Also, tickets are NOW on Sale! Submit your Project! The GCFVF is accepting Features, Standards, Shorts, Music Videos, Trailers and their new short DRONE projects. Enter your project NOW until 11:59PM August 1st Fees are $95 for Features, $60 for Standards, $55 for Shorts and Trailers. NOW you can submit your fees online and with PayPal. For details and fee rates visit: www.GulfCoastFilmFest.com/movies/ Get a FREE AD When you Submit a Project! As part of entering your project AND IF your project is accepted for screening, The GCFVF is giving the selected project (or production company) free advertising space in their 2015 program guide. This program guide is given out to every ticket holder at the presentation awards and is distributed around the Greater Bay Area and in Houston. Even if you are not entering a project, the GCFVF offers advertising space in their program guide and this is an excellent way of getting your message, your headshot, your production company or your film some needed attention. Screenings Information: PASSES Screenings will take place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel (18100 Saturn Ln. Houston, TX 77058) both Friday and Saturday September 11th and 12th. Single movies tickets are only $5.00, One Day Passes are only $15.00 and Two Day Passes are only $20.00. You can order your tickets for both screenings at: www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/event-tickets/ Awards Presentation The Saturday Night “Live” Cascade Awards Presentation will be held at The Sundance Grill II (800 Mariners Dr., Kemah, TX 77565 ) Saturday, September 12th, 2015, later this year. This year the GCFVF is pleased to announce that Houston Actor and Producer Lew Temple is scheduled to be the honored guest and is accepting the 2015 GCFVF’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Temple is a dynamic actor and has close to a 100 credits to his name that includes a recurring part on “The Walking Dead”, “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “The Preacher’s Daughter”, “Lap Dance”, “The Rolling Road”, “The Lone Ranger”, “Hawaii Five-0” among a huge list. Check out his IMDB page for a complete listing at: www.IMDB.com/name/nm0854702 Tickets for the Saturday Night “Live” Awards Presentation and the two day screenings are currently on sale and online at: www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/event-tickets/ ...GET THEM! Learn more about the GCFVF and “Like” them on facebook at: www.facebook.com/GulfCoastFilmFest, and on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/gcfvf and visit their website at:
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The 4th Annual 2015 Austin Revolution Film Festival taking place Wednesday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 27th, 2015 in Austin, Texas. The Festival is accepting Features, Shorts, Feature Screenplays, Webseries/TV, Music Videos, Trailers, Short Film Screenplays, Television pilots, Television Screen plays, Student Features and Student Short Film projects. All projects must be the “original work” of the filmmakers and all filmmakers must have the necessary rights. Films must not have distribution and Texas PREMIERES are preferred. Of course, The Austin Revolution Film Festival reserves the right to change their programming without notice. Entry fees range from $30 to $50 depending on the entered category and specific deadline. (Enter code C47 and receive $5 off your entry fee) Regular Deadline is now until Friday, May 15th, 2015, next week. Late Deadline: June 10th, 2015 and Extended Deadline: July 1st. Selected filmmakers will be notified August 1st, 2015. Learn more about The Austin Revolution Film Festival and “Like” them on F**ebook at: www.facebook.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest/ And to register, forms and for more information visit their website at:
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Tuesday, May 12th at 9PM LaTonia Adeniran from Allied Intergraded Marketing-Houston and 43KixHouston invite Houston viewers to tune-in to the Food Network’s “Chopped All-Stars” starting at 9PM (10PM ET/PT). on the Food Network, every Tuesday night. Hosted by Ted Allen, the 5-part competition series features four chefs going head-to-head each week over three rounds including Appetizers, Entrées and desserts. In each round the chefs create unique and delicious dishes using the mystery ingredients within the “Chopped” basket. The dishes are judged by a rotating roster of “Chopped” judges including Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy, Aaron Sanchez, Chris Santos and Geoffery Zakarian to determine which chefs will advance to face-off in the finale, with a chance to win the $75K grand prize for the charity of their choice. Of special note, is Houston’s Ms. Cat Cora of Cat Cora’s Kitchen. She is a contestant on the “All-Stars Tournament: Part 4” show. She will be competing with chefs Antonia Lofaso, Michael Psilakis and Marcel Vigneron, premiering Tuesday, May 12th, next week at 9PM (10PM ET/PT) and judged by Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag and Aaron Sanchez. Cat Cora’s Kitchen is located in Terminal E (near Gates E10-11) George Bush Intercontinental Airport (2800 North Terminal Rd., George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX 77032). Be sure to catch the show Tuesday, May 12th to cheer Ms. Cora to the finale. Learn more about Cat Cora’s Kitchen at: www.CatCora.com Learn more about the Food Network’s “Chopped All-Stars” at:
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Sunday, May 24 starting at 7PM As you are aware from our last WEEKLY the Premiere screenings of one-of-a-kind short movies took place over two nights, Tuesday, April 28th and Wednesday, April 29th, late last month and all at the Alamo Drafthouse-Vintage Park, Houston Texas. Both night’s were SOLDOUT and standing room only, as was expected. Judging continues and the winners will be announced at this year’s Comicpalooza: The Texas International Comic Con, Sunday May 24th starting at 7PM at the George R. Brown Convention Center (Downtown Houston, 1001 Avenida de Las Americas, Houston, Texas 77010). Currently, the room and tickets are being worked out with Comicpalooza and we will let you know as soon as we find out the logistics. Comicpalooza-Houston runs Friday, May 22nd through Monday, May 25th at the George R. Brown Convention Center-Downtown Houston. According to The ZONE team, the movies recently screened Tuesday and Wednesday will also be screening during Comicpalooza-Houston, May 22nd through May 25th at the Convention center. Both Mr. Gwynn and Mr. Jacob are working to lock down the screening schedule. You can keep up with what is happening and get updates on their website at: www.TheZoneSciFan.com and check them out on F**ebook at: www.facebook.com/thezonescifan and “follow” them on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/TheZoneSciFan
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