URBANWORLD FEST FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHTS

�The cast of GUN HILL on the red carpet at AMC Loews 34th St for the 17th Annual�Urbanworld Film Festival

(NEW YORK) – September 21, 2013 – The�17^th�Annual Urbanworld Film Festival�presented by�BET Networks�was in high gear yesterday as the first full day of screenings took place at the AMC Loews 34^thStreet theater. Festival ambassador�Larenz Tate�walked the carpet in support of the BET Original MovieGUN HILL, along with director�Reggie Rock Bythewood�and fellow cast members�Aisha Hinds, Michael Aronov,�and�Shanti Ashanti.�George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Questlove, Melvin Van Peebles, Jared Nickerson, Stuart Matthewman, and director�Nelson George�were on hand for the screening of the VH1 Rock Doc�FINDING THE FUNK. Urbanworld favorite�Michael Kenneth Williamsrepresented for the cast of�THEY�DIE�BY DAWN�alongside director�Jeymes Samuel, while director�Sai Varadan�brought the cast for his film�AN AMERICAN IN HOLLYWOOD�onto the carpet.

The Urbanworld Film Festival continues tonight with a screening of�LITTLE BALLERS�(5:30pm), which will be attended by NBA player/executive producer�Amar’e Stoudemire�and director�Crystal McCrary; a Season 4 episode screening of�HBO‘s “Boardwalk�Empire“�(7pm)�attended by Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeffrey Wright�and writer Howard Korder; and the Closing Night screening of the Codeblack/Lionsgate film�THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE�(8:30pm), attended by director�George Tillman�and�Jeffrey Wright.

Photos: Terrence Jennings, Ralph Terry

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