Festival runs this week through Sunday, August 3

WHO: Northeastern University will host several events during the 10^th Annual Roxbury Film Festival.

WHAT: More than 80 films will be showcased during the festival, and several Hollywood guests are expected to attend, including Ruby Dee (2007 Oscar Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actress in “American Gangster”) and Robert Townsend (who appears in “Of Boys and Men,” which will be shown during the film festival).

WHERE: Events hosted by Northeastern will be held at the Cabral Center at the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute, also known as West Village F, at 40 Leon Street in Boston. Click on the following link for directions: http://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/directions.html

WHEN: Below is a list of scheduled festival events that Northeastern will be hosting between Friday, August 1 and Sunday, August 3.

Friday, August 1

5–6 p.m. Belly of the Basin (a documentary short film)

6:30–9 p.m. Mansfield Twelve (a narrative feature) with Mandatory Sentence (an experimental short film)

9:30–11:30 p.m. Who are the Scooby Brothers (a documentary film)

Saturday, August 2

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Distribution in the Digital Age (a panel discussion)

2–3:30 p.m. Health Disparities in our Community I – a series of short films including: Unnatural Causes: In sickness and in Wealth; REACHBoston 2010; followed by Q&A with filmmakers

3:30–5:30 p.m. Health Disparities in our Community II – a series of short films including: Sharpening Our Oyster Knives: Living with HIV/AIDS Today; Jesus Children of America; Secrets; and Hope, moderated by Sheryl Lee Ralph

6–7:30 p.m. Of Boys and Men (a narrative feature film) followed by Q&A with producers

8–10 p.m. Sister’s Keeper (a narrative feature film) screened with Your Daughter’s First Date (a short film)

Sunday, August 3

1–2 p.m. Short Program II, including the short films: Boxed; The Cambridge Companion; The Donor; In Silent Spaces; Steep; and The Preacher and the Poet

2:15–4:30 p.m. Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (a narrative feature film)

4:00 p.m. Man Oh Man (a short music film)

For more information about the 10^th Annual Roxbury Film Festival and to purchase tickets, please click on the following link: http://www.roxburyfilmfestival.org/

About Northeastern

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a leader in interdisciplinary research, urban engagement, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. The university’s distinctive cooperative education program, where students alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields relevant to their professional interests and major, is one of the largest and most innovative in the world.The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in six undergraduate colleges, eight graduate schools, and two part-time divisions.For more information, please visit www.northeastern.edu.