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The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Will Host a Special Screening of Remembering Momma in New York

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Film Series Will Feature Works by Black Filmmakers during Black History Month (Bronx, NY) To highlight the talent of up-and-coming Black filmmakers, the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Rho Psi Lambda Chapter (Bronx, NY) will host a series of films that showcase the visions, thoughts, and ideas of creative Black screenwriters, directors, and actors. These films will be shown during February and broadcast to an array of members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) .  Films will be shown on Wednesdays, during Black History Month, beginning February 1, 2023, and ending February 22, 2023, via the Zoom platform . The start time will be 7pm and end at 9pm.  Remembering Momma , by Atlanta-based filmmaker Anthony R. Page, will be one of the featured films screening on February 1st with a Q & A following the viewing.  The film stars Meki Mac , Wes Lee , Amber Reign , and Semaj Cottle ; supported by a strong ensemble cast that includes Kenisha Johnson , Tarik Gar

Blue Bistro Creative Collaborates with Magnolia Tree Productions On The Film Loren's Chimera

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Brittany Mayti Stars in Socially Relevant Short, Centered On Missing BIPOC Women (Atlanta) Award-winning filmmaker Tequoia Urbina (Magnolia Tree Pictures) partners with Executive Producers Lynnette Doby (Write Way Consulting) and Anthony R. Page (Blue Bistro Creative) on the short film Loren's Chimera . The film is about the escape of a young woman who was held captive in a basement.  Brittany Mayti as Loren Brittany Mayti , known for Irv Gotti's Tales on BET and Katt Williams' American Bad Boy , leads the film and is flanked by a supporting cast that includes Dexter Matthews , Tinesha Lynn , and Shawn Polite-Bledsoe . The project was inspired after Tequoia read an article where a Black woman was held captive in the basement of an Ohio home. The woman escaped and went to the authorities and told of her experience. Initially, they did not take her seriously. It was later discovered that her assailant had several dead bodies buried on his property.  Actresses Tinesha Lynn (l