New international screening announced for 'How Do I Look' documentary

'How Do I Look' selected for XXIII Black International Cinema Berlin-Warsaw 2008 Film Festival

How Do I Look has been selected by the screening committee of the upcoming XXIII. Black International Cinema Berlin/Warsaw 2008 film festival.

From May 8-12, 2008, the 23rd edition of the Black International Cinema film festival will be screening its selection of "cinema from Africa, the African Diaspora and other films from varied intercultural backgrounds or perspectives."

How Do I Look is about the creative and inspirational Ballroom community of New York City. Centered in Harlem, these modern-day ball competitions can be called the descendants of past drag balls, which trace their origin to the Harlem Renaissance. You know about the Ballroom community from Madonna's music video for "Vogue," from her successful documentary, "Truth or Dare," and from the movie, "Paris is Burning." The artistic mission of How Do I Look blends creativity and social awareness of the impact that art can have on the community:

"How Do I Look is a tool to showcase our talents, brings the Ballroom community together, gain artistic and human respect, provides hands on video production/post production training, improves the quality of life and sends HIV/AIDS awareness messages through the many we lost to AIDS and the ones living with HIV now."

And that artistic mission closely matches the artistic vision of the Black International Cinema film festival:

"The festival focuses on presenting works of an artistic, cultural or political nature coinciding with the general educational, social, artistic and economic interest of people from Africa, the African Diaspora and people with an interest in participating in intercultural communication and the resultant interfacing and sharing of educational, social, artistic and economic resources."

"Black International Cinema Berlin is a yearly interdisciplinary, intercultural film/video festival produced and directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre / Cultural Zephyr e.V. and The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin and screens cinema from Africa, the African Diaspora and other films from varied intercultural backgrounds or perspectives. The festival focuses on presenting cinematic works of an artistic, cultural or political nature coinciding with the shared values of people from Africa, the African Diaspora and people with an interest in intercultural communication and the interfacing and sharing of educational, social, artistic and economic resources."

For program and other information about this film festival, please visit the official Black International Cinema website.

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