Dubbed “The Black Sundance,” the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) is an annual 4-day celebration of Black Cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and TV stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists, and diverse audiences from Southern California and around the world. HBFF’s INFOTAINMENT CONFERENCE features a wealth of informational panels and workshops covering a wide variety of topics which include: film production, distribution and marketing, pitching, writing for television and film, in addition to specific programs designed to inform and educate actors.
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Director - Trey Haley
Writer - Christian Keyes
Producers - ND Brown, Eric Tomosunas, Veronica Nichols, Keith Neal
Executive Producers - Brett Dismuke, Christian Keyes
Co-Producer - Jeff Lam
Associate Producers - Gregory Anderson, Reginald Jones
Principal Cast - Christian Keyes(Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, BET’s Let’s Stay Together), LeToya Luckett (Grammy Recording Artist, Preacher’s Kid), Richard T. Jones (Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married), Brian McKnight (Platinum Recording Artist) Eva Marcille (America’s Top Model), Clifton Powell (Ray), Valarie Pettiford (Jumping the Broom), Jason Weaver (Drumline, The Lion King), Brely Evans (Sparkle), Sebastian Siegal (Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys), Willie Taylor (MTV’s Day 26), Mishon Ratliff (Lincoln Heights), Brian McKnight Jr. and more.
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Synopsis:
As the Summer has come to a close, the Fall season returns, and with it brings the College Sports Season, Back to School, and all the trappings that come with Autumn, from weather to romance. This Fall, Tri Destined Studios welcomes the Season of Love with the romantic coming of age film “Note to Self”, presented along with Image Entertainment, One Village Ent., and Swirl Films. In the vein of “Love and Basketball” meets “Good Will Hunting”, “Note to Self” follows a handsome and popular student athlete coming of age during his senior year of college, as his world begins to fall apart due to his mom’s failing health and the reappearance of his father after 16 years. Curtis confides in a therapist whom he interns for, about the things he is going through, who recommends that Curtis start writing it all down in his journal so he can explore his thoughts and feelings ala a note to self. While struggling with his issues, Curtis is caught in a love triangle between his “friend with benefits” and a student nurse who happens to be a full time pessimist on the subject of love and men. Curtis inevitably learns in this journey of self-realization that he must release his mother, regain his father, find true love, graduate, and finally understand his note to self.
HBFF 2012 Opening Night Film & After-Party
Sponsored by One Village Entertainment, Tri Destined Studios, Swirl Films, Southern Girl Desserts, and D’s Orginal Take Out Grill
