AAFCA Announces Inaugural Day at City Hall
von Clayton Davis
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced they are partnering with Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson to present the first AAFCA Day at City Hall.
The inaugural event will take place Friday, April 27 as a way to honor productions that "put a spotlight on Los Angeles life highlighting its residents and locations through complex and elevated depictions."
The first AAFCA Day at City Hall will celebrate "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G." The USA limited series goes deep into the unsolved homicides of the two iconic rappers. It dives into the investigation that has gone on for more than twenty years.
Cast, crew, and other collaborators from the series will join the unification event on Friday. They will join Councilman Harris-Dawson and AAFCA co-founder and President Gil Robertson. Other guests will participate, as well.
AAFCA launched in 2003 and has worked tirelessly to educate people on the power of film, and how it can bring about positive change in communities. This event ties directly into their mission, celebrating the power of "Unsolved," and its importance in the city of Los Angeles.
Councilman Harris-Dawson said:
"Artists in communities like South Los Angeles are often the original tastemakers and creators of culture for our society. It’s important to come back to the source of this creativity and honor the good work being done."
Robertson also stated:
"In addition to showcasing the notable landscape of the city and the larger metro area, the limited series offers provocative depictions of life in L.A. not often seen or heard elsewhere. The limited series gave opportunities to new actors while also allowing veteran actors to show their range in roles in which others may not have cast them. AAFCA is pleased to join City Hall in recognizing ‘Unsolved’ for highlighting the city and the community at large more multi-dimensionally than numerous other productions. It is our hope that AAFCA Day at City Hall will go a long way in encouraging other stories and productions on the scale of ‘Unsolved’ that render deeper and more complex portraits of Los Angeles as a whole."
"Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G." is a 10-episode scripted series. Based on the two separate-but-connected investigations, the series stars Josh Duhamel, Bokeem Woodbine, and Jimmi Simpson as lead detectives. Marcc Rose plays Tupac Shakur and Wavyy Jonez is Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. The series began its run in February, and episodes air each week on USA Network.
For more information about AAFCA and their programs, visit their official website.
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The inaugural event will take place Friday, April 27 as a way to honor productions that "put a spotlight on Los Angeles life highlighting its residents and locations through complex and elevated depictions."
The first AAFCA Day at City Hall will celebrate "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G." The USA limited series goes deep into the unsolved homicides of the two iconic rappers. It dives into the investigation that has gone on for more than twenty years.
Cast, crew, and other collaborators from the series will join the unification event on Friday. They will join Councilman Harris-Dawson and AAFCA co-founder and President Gil Robertson. Other guests will participate, as well.
AAFCA launched in 2003 and has worked tirelessly to educate people on the power of film, and how it can bring about positive change in communities. This event ties directly into their mission, celebrating the power of "Unsolved," and its importance in the city of Los Angeles.
Councilman Harris-Dawson said:
"Artists in communities like South Los Angeles are often the original tastemakers and creators of culture for our society. It’s important to come back to the source of this creativity and honor the good work being done."
Robertson also stated:
"In addition to showcasing the notable landscape of the city and the larger metro area, the limited series offers provocative depictions of life in L.A. not often seen or heard elsewhere. The limited series gave opportunities to new actors while also allowing veteran actors to show their range in roles in which others may not have cast them. AAFCA is pleased to join City Hall in recognizing ‘Unsolved’ for highlighting the city and the community at large more multi-dimensionally than numerous other productions. It is our hope that AAFCA Day at City Hall will go a long way in encouraging other stories and productions on the scale of ‘Unsolved’ that render deeper and more complex portraits of Los Angeles as a whole."
"Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G." is a 10-episode scripted series. Based on the two separate-but-connected investigations, the series stars Josh Duhamel, Bokeem Woodbine, and Jimmi Simpson as lead detectives. Marcc Rose plays Tupac Shakur and Wavyy Jonez is Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. The series began its run in February, and episodes air each week on USA Network.
For more information about AAFCA and their programs, visit their official website.
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Clayton Davis
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