Wanda's Picks Radio Show Rebroadcast, Friday, July 17, 2020

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

Today we rebroadcast Monday, July 13, 2020 show. The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival kicked off its 40th season with a wonderful film about our very own Congresswoman Barbara Lee, "Truth to Power," directed by Abby Ginzberg. It was at the Concord Drive-In. The feature was proceeded by a Q&A with festival directors Lexi Leban, the Congresswoman and the director.

The theatre was packed and afterward, if  the horns (read applause) were any indicator, everyone enjoyed the preview screening of a great film about a woman who has dedicated her life to the "people." There are many films screening online without cost which also have an interactive component, that is, Q&A. Visit  jfi.org/summerdays for all the information and for tickets to other drive-in films through Sunday, July 19.

This rebroadcast is from 7/13 and features interviews with co-directors, Marlon Johnson and Anne Flatté with Albert Shumake protégé and new director, River City Drum Corps. The film, River City Drumbeat, captures the story of Edward “Nardie” White’s thirty year run as leader of the dynamic Louisville, Kentucky River City Drum Corps, which OPENS AUGUST 7-21, 2020 for a Two Week Virtual Engagement at Roxie Virtual Cinema: bit.ly/rcdatroxie

We close with an interview with Tamar Manasseh, African American resident in Chicago's south side and founder, MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killing). The mother of two adults is also a rabbinical student and the subject of "They Ain't Ready for Me," directed by Brad Rothschild, USA, 2020.

The film is a part of Cinegogue Summer Days, SF Jewish Film Festival's 40th Anniversary program, Sat., July 18, 12 p.m. in an online screening followed by a Q&A with Ilana Kaufman, director of the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative. For tickets: https://jfi.org/summer-days/day-3


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