The Pan African Film Festival Set to Kick Off Its 20th Anniversary
“Think Like a Man,” the Film Adaptation of Steve Harvey’s Best-selling Book
Selected as Opening Night Film
LOS ANGELES – The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will celebrate its 20th anniversary in grand style with a string of highly-anticipated films. The festival will kick off festivities with a star-studded Opening Night Gala on Thursday, February 9, 2012.
The Los Angeles premiere of “Think Like a Man,” based on the New York Times best-selling book by radio host/comic Steve Harvey. The ensemble cast includes Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Jenifer Lewis, Romany Malco, Gary Owen, Gabrielle Union and Chris Brown.
Movie Synopsis:
The comedy follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey ’s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize that they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire, using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. The movie is directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman. It’s produced by Will Packer in conjunction with Rainforest Films and distributed through Sony Pictures. The film is scheduled for theatrical release March 9, 2012.
To view a trailer, visit the film’s official website at:
http://www.thinklikeaman-movie.com/
PAFF, America’s largest and most prestigious international Black film festival, will take place February 9-20, 2012 at the new Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills 15 (formerly the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15) at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza . The theatre is situated on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Marlton Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard )
It has selected a total of 170 films, representing 30 countries, 106 feature length films (narrative and documentaries) and 64 short films. The festival will hand out
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