{"id":6392,"date":"2016-06-03T10:01:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abff.com\/?page_id=6392"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T20:02:10","slug":"abff-documentary-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abff.com\/archive\/2018\/2016-film-screenings\/abff-documentary-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 ABFF Documentary Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

2016 ABFF Documentary Competition<\/h1>\r\n

Thursday, June 16 & Friday, June 17 |<\/span> REGAL THEATRE |<\/span> Times vary. See listing below each film.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The following films compete for the Best Documentary award presented by BET Networks. One winner will be announced during the “Best of the ABFF” awards ceremony, Sunday, June 14. <\/p>\r\n

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JIM BROWN’S AMER-I-CAN DREAM<\/h1>\r\n

82 MIN<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/16 | 8:00 PM | REGAL THEATRE 18<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"JIM\r\n\r\n

NFL legend Jim Brown forges an unlikely coalition with former convicts and gang members to stop the deadly wave of violence on America’s streets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Director\/Writer:<\/span> Aurora Ferlin |<\/span> Producers:<\/span> Monique Brown, Aurora Ferlin, Keith Cardwell, Ronnie Barron |<\/span> Cast:<\/span> Jim Brown, Monique Brown, Ray Lewis, John Wooten, Rockhead Johnson, Ronnie Barron, Aqeela Sherrills, Julian Mendoza, Tonie Jackson, Anthony Blanks, Jacques White-Barron<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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DADDY DON’T GO<\/h1>\r\n

88 MIN<\/h6>\r\n

FRI 6\/17 | 11:00 AM | REGAL THEATRE 18<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"DADDY\r\n\r\n

\u201cDaddy Don’t Go\u201d explores the crisis of fatherlessness in America, documenting two years in the lives of four disadvantaged fathers in New York City as they fight to defy the odds against them. It provides compelling portraits of men who are unwavering in their commitment to parenthood despite the challenges they encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Director:<\/span> Emily Abt, Andrew Osborne |<\/span> Writer:<\/span> Emily Abt |<\/span> Producers:<\/span> Emily Abt, Keryn Thompson, Suzette Burton, Omar Epps, Malik Yoba<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE <\/h1>\r\n

77 MIN<\/h6>\r\n

FRI 6\/17 | 1:35 PM | REGAL THEATRE 17<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"OLYMPIC\r\n\r\n

In 1936, when 18 African American athletes, dubbed the \u201cblack auxiliary\u201d by Hitler, participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, defying Nazi Aryan supremacy and Jim Crow racism, history forgot all except one \u2013 Jesse Owens. This is the story of the other 17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Director:<\/span> Deborah Riley Draper |<\/span> Writer:<\/span> Deborah Riley Draper |<\/span> Producer:<\/span> Deborah Riley Draper |<\/span> Executive Producer:<\/span> Blair Underwood, Dr. Amy Tiemann, Michael Draper, Deborah Riley Draper |<\/span> Cast:<\/span> Isiah Thomas, Carl Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, Joanna Hayes, Dr. Tommie Smith, Anita DeFrantz<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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