BlackEnterprise.com host Tai Beauchamp talks to the film advocate about the star-studded festival and the future for blacks in film
by Elayne Fluker
After 15 years of leading what he calls a "quiet revolution," Jeff Friday, co-founder with Warrington Hudlin and Byron Lewis of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF, being held this year from July 6-9 in Miami), has decided to pass the torch. The former ad-exec -turned-film-advocate says he's moving into new territory after what is sure to be this year's star-studded event, deciding to focus his attention on new opportunities, such as opening theaters across the country. It's a move he says will help ensure black films have a place to call home--and the potential to have their work seen...[continued]
