Festival Passes for The 9th Annual Gary International Black Film Festival Are Now Available!
Gary, Indiana’s popular film festival weekend to include filmmakers Charles Murray and Robert Townsend.
By Lisa D. DeNeal
The 9th annual Gary International Black Film Festival, aka, #GIBFF2019, is around the corner, and the time to get your full festival pass is NOW! The festival’s home is at Indiana University Northwest’s Bergland Auditorium inside the campus’ Savannah Hall building at 3400 Broadway in Gary.
The entire weekend will feature full-length and film shorts from African and African-American filmmakers locally and nationally. Here’s some of the highlights at this year’s festival.
Opening night of #GIBFF2019 is Friday, Oct. 11, and features the motion picture, ‘Truth’ written and directed by filmmaker, director, writer, producer, and Gary native, Charles Murray. ‘Truth’ is about a journalist who, after his cousin commits suicide, he investigates why she takes her own life, and the people held responsible.
Murray was executive producer for Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage,’ and co-executive producer for FX’s, ‘Sons of Anarchy.’ Other TV credits include ‘V,’ ‘Castle,’ and ‘Criminal Minds.’ His first full-length feature film was, ‘Things Never Said,’ starring Omari Hardwick (‘Power’) and Shanola Hampton (‘Shameless’). Murray will be present at the red carpet, opening night screening at Indiana University Northwest’s Bergland Auditorium inside the Savannah building. There will be a post-screening Q&A session.
A full day of film continues on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. with the documentary, ‘Sin City Diciples,’ about the international motorcycle gang born 52 years ago in Gary. A discussion with some of the members of Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club, will follow the screening.
On Oct. 13 at 12:30 p.m., the one and only actor/filmmaker, Robert Townsend returns to #GIBFF with his screening of, ‘The Making of the Five Heartbeats.’ Townsend will discuss making this behind-the-scenes documentary of a beloved staple in Black film, ‘The Five Heartbeats.’ Townsend’s last visit to #GIBFF was years ago to screen his drama, ‘In the Hive.’
You can purchase a full festival pass at a discount rate until Sept. 30. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4285746.
If you wish to purchase individual tickets, you have the option of online or in person.
Friday, Oct. 11: Opening night/reception: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4305415.
Saturday, Oct 12: ‘Sin City Diciples’ screening: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4305442.
Sunday, Oct. 13: Robert Townsend and screening of, ‘The Making of The Five Heartbeats:’ https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4350994.
Follow the Gary International Black Film Festival’s social media pages for updates and a full schedule of film screenings.
Website: http://www.garyblackfilmfest.com/.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Garyblackfilmfest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/garyblackfilm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garyblackfilmfest/
Lisa D. DeNeal is a freelance writer and published author. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/diolette, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miss_lisa_67/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.deneal.1
