FILM : PAN AFRICAN FILM FEST RETURNS.The fifth annual Pan African Film Festival begins today at the Magic Johnson “Earvin Johnson” redirects here. For the Milwaukee Bucks center, see Ervin Johnson. Earvin Effay Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan), nicknamed Magic Theatres in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) opened in November 1947 in Los Angeles, California as the Broadway-Crenshaw Center with 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²) and 13 acres of parking. . The 12-day event will screen more than 60 independent films from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, the South Pacific and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The festival also will feature forums, jazz concerts and discussion groups. More than 100 new and emerging artists' work will be on display at the fifth annual Black Art Show, also taking place at Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] Plaza. Opening night films include ``Gridlock'd,'' the feature directing debut of ``Chicago Hope'' actor Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring the late Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth, and ``Guimba,'' a multi-award winning film from Mali. Tickets for the opening night gala, which includes one screening and a reception, are $40. For information on that and other festival programs, call (213) 896-8221. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``Puk Ni Ni,'' from the West African nation of Burkina Faso, is among the 60 films at the fifth annual Pan African Film Festival. |
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