African Cinema Conference presents...
>>INFO: oakland, california--screening of "heavy in the game" ==================================
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For Immediate Release
July 18, 2003
Contact: Rebirth & Rise Arts and Education.
510 895-8911
REBIRTH & RISE ARTS AND EDUCATION PRESENT
A GOLDMINE PRODUCTION “HEAVY IN THE GAME”
Oakland, CA - Heavy In The Game, written and
directed by Goldie the Poet is a docu/film about the
lure of the drug life in East Oakland, California and
how Marvin Holliday (the main character) is redeemed
from the clutches of its deadly grasp. Although the
action takes place in the ghettos of East Oakland it
is likened to the stories of fast money, loose women
and crack addicts being played out in every major city
of America. The life of a hustler is one of seemingly
glamour, but this film paints no picture of glory, it
puts the drug life in its proper perspective by
illustrating its cost in human suffering.
As a prelude to the main feature and presented in
traditional documentary style, is a vivid blend of
images, commentary and personal testimonies as to how,
why and what impact the proliferation of drugs,
particularly crack cocaine has had on the African
American Community. Crack addicts recount very
candidly the horrors of being hooked on a mind
controlling substance and what it has cost them
personally. Community leaders lament over the
dissipation of progress made as a result of the 1960’s
civil rights movement and suggest that the
introduction of crack cocaine into the black community
may have been government sponsored. This collage of
conversations fades to black as the main feature
proceeds.
Shot on digital video, the feature capitalizes on
its cinema verité style to document an up-close,
observation of the protagonist’s life as it begins to
unravel. The movie plays out as a moral statement
regarding the daily dilemmas faced by many young
African American men in the inner city, and the lure
of the fast buck.
Goldie’s poetic flow is also featured on the
film’s soundtrack, a seventeen-cut collection that
showcases the urban sounds of acts such as,
Scrillyonairz, Silk E, JT The Bigga Figga (who also
appears in the movie), City Slick Hustlers, The
Delinquents, Certified Ryders and Myron Glasper.The
street-heavy beats and the stark raps mirror the
film’s gritty tone, punctuating the tension and
creating a heated aural backdrop for this gripping
slice of “life in da ‘hood.”
Heavy In The Game screens on July 29, 2003 at 9pm
at the Parkway Theater located at 1834 Park Blvd.
Oakland,CA >>
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