Posted on 04/30/2008
Philadelphia, give it up to THE LADIES!  From Thursday, May 1st through Sunday May 4th it's The Black Lily Film And Music Festival!  In case you don't already know, Black Lily is an organization born out of a series of live female-centered jam sessions that has evolved to showcase and support female talent in the arts, specifically women who are filmmakers and musicians.  These next four days will be filled with films and music, including performances by Bahamadia, Jaguar Wright, Imani Uzuri, Ladybug Mecca, Zaki Ibrahim, Emone Fela, Slick & Rose, J*Davey, Lizz Wright, Toshi Reagan and more!  Check out the full schedule below for the details, or visit BlackLily.com.  Venue listings are following at the very bottom.

Thursday | May 1

• Girls Workshop: The Art of DJing, 4:00pm-8:00pm, Free
  
• Begging Naked, 6:00pm-7:00pm $7/$5
• New Year Baby , 7:30pm-9:00pm, Free
• Black Lily presents Ladies Love Hip Hop, 9:00pm-12:00am, $5
  Featuring: DJs AfroDJiak, UltraViolet, and Roxy with performances by Invincible and Ethel Cee

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Friday | May 2

• Women in Media Breakfast, 8:30am-10:00am, Free
  Sponsored by Greater Philadelphia Film Office, New York Women in Film & Television and Philadelphia Women in Film & Television
• Workshop: Sound Production, 11:00am-12:30pm, Free
• Workshop: DocuClub, 1:00pm-2:30pm, Free
• Girls Workshop: Film & Video Editing, 4:00pm-8:00pm, Free
• Panel: Women and the Art of Film, 3:00pm-4:30pm, Free
• Hair Stories w/LoqueeshaAshleyFranklinJoséBrown, 5:00pm-6:30pm, $7/$5
• Trouble the Water, 7:00pm-9:00pm, $7/5
• This is the Life, 9:30pm-11:00pm, $7/$5
• Black Lily Jam Session featuring Imani Uzuri and Maya Azucena presented by Two.One.Five., Free

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Saturday | May 3

• Girls Workshop: The Business of Fashion, 10:00am-12:00pm, Free
• Over the Hill w/Flow, 11:00am-12:30pm, $7/$5
• Experimental Shorts Program, 1:00pm-2:30pm, $7/$5
  • I Want You
  • 24 Frames Per Day
  • Birth Marks
  • Cusps
• Manhattan, Kansas w/She Used to Visit Him Most Weekends, 3:00pm-4:30pm $7/$5
• Narrative Shorts Program, 5:00pm-6:30pm, $7/$5
  • Chicxulub
  • Kilka Prostych Slow (A Few Simple Words)
  • The Maid
  • Yesterday’s Today
• Africa Unite w/Nappy Heads, 7:00pm-9:00pm, $7/$5
• Concert & Honors, doors open at 8:30pm, $17+
  Featuring: Bahamadia, Jaguar Wright, Ladybug Mecca, Zaki Ibrahim, Emoni Fela, Slick & Rose, Muhsinah, Waheed, J*DaVeY, and Lizz Wright w/Toshi Reagon. Hosted by Amanda Diva

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Sunday | May 4

• Girls Workshop: Sound Production, 10:00am-2:00pm, Free
• Panel: Women and the Business of Hip Hop, 10:00am-11:30am, Free
• Roe v. Wade Anniversary Block, 11:30am-1:30pm, $7/$5
  • Silent Choices
  • Like a Ship in the Night
• African American Women on the Bandstand with Pearl Bowser, 2:00pm-4:00pm, $10
• Leila Khaled: Hijacker, 4:30pm-6:00pm, $7/$5
• Queer Shorts Program, 6:30pm-8:00pm, $7/$5
  • About Elsewhere
  • Asking for the Moon
  • I & I. We.
  • Make a Move w/U People
  • Happy Birthday

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LOCATIONS

All Girls Workshop activities take place at
UPenn Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street | View Map

All Film Screenings, Panels, and Women’s Workshops take place at:
International House, 3701 Chestnut Street | View Map

The Women in Media Breakfast takes place at:
Drexel University Bossone Auditorium, Market Street between 31st & 32nd | View Map

The Ladies Love Hip Hop and Honors Concerts take place at:
World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street | View Map

The Black Lily Jam Session takes place at:
Silk City, 435 Spring Garden Street | View Ma

 

 

 

 

In addition, The Lily hosts a Young Lily Girls Workshop:

 

May 1-4, 2008

Thursday May 1
Master Class #1: DJing
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friday May 2
Master Class #2: Editing Film & Video
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday May 3
Master Class #3: Fashion Business
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sunday May 4
Master Class #4: Sound Design & Production
10:00 am – 2:00 pm