GSUperTiger
The "Icon" of BCF
A new movie by Tim Reid is coming to selected theaters. The movie is
called "Asunder," and stars Blair Underwood and Michael Beach ("Waiting
to Exhale" and " Soul Food").
This is the first movie in 55 years written, directed, and produced by
blacks AND made in a black owned studio AND distributed by blacks with a
book written by a black person. (Trois was not filmed in a black studio).
You may remember Tim Reid from WKRP in Cincinnati as "Venus \
Flytrap",from "Simon and Simon," "Frank's Place" and "Sister Sister." He
has been very vocal in recent years about the plight of black films,
shows, and actors. His own show, "Links" was dropped by Showtime. It
was also filmed in Virginia at his studio (Petersburg, Virginia). A lot of
well known names have talked about Blacks owning and distributing their
own stuff but he actually did it.
As you know if we don't support the project the 1st week it's out (the
big box office debut), it makes it that much harder for our films to get
out there. When you look at the big picture and the influence black actors
and films have on our community, we can't afford for that to happen. As it
stands, more than 500 films are released each year and only 8 are Black
films. That's not even 2%! Support the effort!
Pass the word along. Please help make this work. Send to as many people
as you know so this will be a successful movie.
http://www.asunder.com <http://www.asunder.com>
Leslie A. Dunbar
Media Relations Director, National Urban League
120 Wall Street, New York, 10005
212/558-5438 (P), 212/344-5189 (Fax)
Dr. Michael V.W. Gordon
Professor Emeritus
Indiana University School of Music
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
P.O. Box 1205
Bloomington, IN 47402 812-332-5428
P.M.B. Box 199 ATN
ACCRA, GHANA
(when dialing from USA) 011-233-21-300-445 (home)
011-233-24-25-48-25 (mobile)
called "Asunder," and stars Blair Underwood and Michael Beach ("Waiting
to Exhale" and " Soul Food").
This is the first movie in 55 years written, directed, and produced by
blacks AND made in a black owned studio AND distributed by blacks with a
book written by a black person. (Trois was not filmed in a black studio).
You may remember Tim Reid from WKRP in Cincinnati as "Venus \
Flytrap",from "Simon and Simon," "Frank's Place" and "Sister Sister." He
has been very vocal in recent years about the plight of black films,
shows, and actors. His own show, "Links" was dropped by Showtime. It
was also filmed in Virginia at his studio (Petersburg, Virginia). A lot of
well known names have talked about Blacks owning and distributing their
own stuff but he actually did it.
As you know if we don't support the project the 1st week it's out (the
big box office debut), it makes it that much harder for our films to get
out there. When you look at the big picture and the influence black actors
and films have on our community, we can't afford for that to happen. As it
stands, more than 500 films are released each year and only 8 are Black
films. That's not even 2%! Support the effort!
Pass the word along. Please help make this work. Send to as many people
as you know so this will be a successful movie.
http://www.asunder.com <http://www.asunder.com>
Leslie A. Dunbar
Media Relations Director, National Urban League
120 Wall Street, New York, 10005
212/558-5438 (P), 212/344-5189 (Fax)
Dr. Michael V.W. Gordon
Professor Emeritus
Indiana University School of Music
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
P.O. Box 1205
Bloomington, IN 47402 812-332-5428
P.M.B. Box 199 ATN
ACCRA, GHANA
(when dialing from USA) 011-233-21-300-445 (home)
011-233-24-25-48-25 (mobile)
