Angel L. Brown-Ross

Angel L. Brown is an accomplished curator and has spoken, sat on and/or moderated many panels and juries from Frameline to Newfest (some of the oldest LGBT film festivals in the United States.)

Queer Black Cinema International Festival, created by Angel L. Brown in 2008 is an Avant-garde film festival that will bring you the best films about the Black LGBT experience from around the world. The four-day festival consists of showcasing the work of both gay and straight award-winning filmmakers of African descent ground-breaking films. The festival also includes industry base panel discussions and workshops, great networking social events and parties, closing with a prestigious Award ceremony, honoring officially selected film makers.

The mission of the festival is to provide a platform for both gay and straight filmmakers of African Descent to present their work about the Black LGBT experience from around the world. We aim to provide solid networking opportunities connecting major resource organizations, major industry professionals with the indie artist. We aim to enlighten, educate and entertain our audience with socially conscious films while providing an open forum for the community both gay and straight to discuss various issues dealing with the Black community and beyond in a safe environment.

The Annual film festival takes place mid October in NYC. This year we will be celebrating the 5th Year Anniversary of Queer Black Cinema Institute. A photo exhibition with 500 pictures and video is in the works to commemorate the organization community service.

QBC Int’l Film Festival is an entity of Queer Black Cinema Institute(formerly QBC Film Series, New York’s first and only Black LGBTQ monthly micro-cinema.) Since the 2006 launch of the film series, the organization has expanded into several projects created by Angel L. Brown now under the umbrella of Queer Black Cinema Institute: QBC College Film Tour,traveling film exhibition; Just|BE: The Black Gay Erotica 72 hour Poetry & Film Competition on HIV/AIDS prevention/ awareness and Fades Of Black Women Film Showcase, honoring Black Lesbians Women Filmmakers and QBC TV Network where we interview pioneers such as Cheryl Dunye and DRED. For more info on the project including volunteering, interning or donating log on to: qbcfilmseries@yahoogroups.com

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