Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant's at the Pan African-American Film Festival 2015

Los Angeles -  Co-Founders of The PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Ayoka Babu and actress Ja'Net DuBois best known for her work on the 1970's hit series "Good Times" closed their 23rd Pan African-American Film Festival  Monday February 16, 2015 after an amazing week of pageantry that showcased art, music, and film culture from across the African diaspora. The festival which was held from February 5-16, 2015, at the RAVE CINEMA and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza is the largest Black History Month event in the United States. With the selection of the incomparable actor, humanitarian, author, and philanthropist HILL HARPER serving as this year's CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR, the tone was set and film aficionados were more than inspired to attend this year's star studded festival. Movie goers, art lovers, and historians of black culture were saturated with non stop events that served as lightening rods for varied discussions including but not limited to the Black Panther Movement, Ferguson, Filmmaking and Distribution, and other topics that have a direct impact on the black community.

With over 100 films screened at this years festival, Director Stanley Nelson led the charge and opened the festival with his film THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION which was the west coast premiere of this highly anticipated feature.

About PAFF

Established in 1992, The Pan African American Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is a non- profit 501 (c) (b) corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding among peoples of African descent. PAFF is dedicated to racial tolerance through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression.

The Festival showcases over one hundred (150) quality new films and over (100) fine artists and unique craft persons from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America and Canada, all showcasing the diversity and complexity of people of African descent. The festival also features special red carpet screenings and receptions, as well as a variety of other special events, including panels & workshops headed by industry professionals on various topics surrounding acting, directing, and other film related topics.

For more information about PAFF vist www.paff.com
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Michelle Huff Elliott
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Words by Tanisha LaVerne Grant
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