Monday, June 3. 2024 - "Shut The Front Door Night"
Episode description
A Happy Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show AND HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!
On the show today, Fox 4 & KCMS Film Critic Shawn Edwards is back to chat about the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Film Festival in KC at Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City!
LINKS: Get Tickets: screenland.com
A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always
xoxo - Hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
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THE JUNETEENTH FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO KANSAS CITY FOR A SECOND YEAR
FESTIVAL TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BLACK FILMMAKERS INCLUDING OSCAR WINNER KEVIN WILLMOTT
The 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival returns to Kansas City on Wednesday, June 4th. This year’s festival will primarily feature films written, directed and produced by Kansas Citians including Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott. All films will be screened at the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City.
Curated by award-winning Fox 4 News film critic Shawn Edwards, the 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival will showcase feature films, documentaries and shorts.
“As we celebrate Juneteenth, one of the most important days in African American history, I felt it was important that we include groundbreaking cinema that embodies the spirit of the holiday,” said Edwards. “Kansas City has one of the longest running Juneteenth celebrations in the country. Now we have the only film festival in the country that honors the holiday by celebrating Black filmmaking.”
This year’s film festival is sponsored by the Black Movie Hall of Fame, Celebration of Black Cinema and Television, Wilson’s Industries LLC, House of Kush and the Kansas City Film Office.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 4th: Black Filmmakers Happy Hour hosted by Film KC (Screenland Armour) 5:00PM
Tuesday, June 4th: Film KC presents “Underneath: Children of the Sun” Directed by David Kirkman (Screenland Armour) 7:00PM
Wednesday, June 5th: “The Pistol” Directed by Paul and Kenneth Rayford (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM and 8:30PM
Sunday, June 9th: Party Event “We Hanging with Clarence” Hosted by rapper Roblo da Star (The Velvet Freeze Daiquiris/Smaxx) 7:00PM
Wednesday, June 12th: “Kansas City Dreamin’” Directed by Diallo Javonne French (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM
Wednesday, June 12th: “What’s N Kansas City?” Directed by Skiem Heim (Screenland Armour) 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th: “Binding Us Together” Directed by Kevin Willmott (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM and 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 26th “Drout 2” Directed by Isiah King (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM
*The short film “BF” directed by Jamie Addison will screen before each feature every night of the festival.
MEDIA CLIPS
KANSAS CITY FILM OFFICE: KC Film Spotlight: Shawn Edwards - Kansas City Film Office (kcfilmoffice.com)
FILM SYNOPSIS
BINDING US TOGETHER
A heartfelt, inspiring narrative that is inextricably linked to the nation’s past and present, civil rights activist and public servant Alvin Brooks shares engaging, funny, and tragic stories of his life and career of advocacy in Kansas City.
DROUT 2
The sequel to the highly successful underground hit “Drout.” After...