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Reel Sisters Screens Soul Food Junkies

Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series


in conjunction with


God Bless the Child Productions

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and AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc.


present the

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BROOKLYN PREMIERE of


"Soul Food Junkies"


A Film by Byron Hurt


 


Saturday, October 13, 2012


8:45pm


Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts


(Dekalb & Flatbush Aves.) 


For information and tickets call: 718-488-1624 or 212-865-2982 


 


In honor of Reel Sisters 15th Anniversary, we're honored to announce that Byron Hurt will return to the film festival for the Brooklyn premiere of his critically acclaimed documentary Soul Food Junkies. Actress/producer Daphne Reid will introduce the film and host a Q & A with Byron Hurt! Tickets: $15. 


 


Soul Food Junkies


 


Synopsis


Baffled by his dad's unwillingness to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this rich culinary tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. He discovers that the love affair that his dad and his community have with soul food is deep-rooted, complex, and in some tragic cases, deadly.

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