Date & Time: Thursday, Janurary 26th, 2012 @6:00pm
Event: Bakatown Film Festival Day I - Local Shorts & Panel Discussion
Location: Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe'
Description: This free, exciting and informative event will showcase the submissions in the 2012 Bakatown Short Film Festival. The following films will be shown: Faeries of Green Lochan by Scott Neil/Melanin Man (Live Wires Music Video)by Dana Zhyon Selassie /FABRIC - History of the Portuguese in Bermuda/Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres Festa Bermuda 2011
by Milton Raposo / Rise Up (*WORLD PREMIER* Bento Music Video) by Asha Ludwig/The African Connection: Memoirs of our journey home by Dana Zhyon Selassie

After the showing of the films there will be a roundtable discussion with local filmmakers: Al Seymour - Film/TV/Animation, Milton Raposo - Film/TV/Commercial, Donald "Detrimental" Robinson - Music Video, Scott Neil - Film/Animation Asha Ludwig - Film/TV.

Date & Time: Friday, January 27th, 2012 @ 8pm
Event: Bakatown Short Film Festival Day II - Local Music Video Party
Location: Chewstick Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe'
Description:This free, unique and exciting event will showcase local artists and music video filmmakers in a celebration of music video filmmaking. The entire party will be entertained via video DJ with local music videos being projected 12ft x 8ft on the new screen at The Chewstick Lounge. The Music Video Launch party will feature music videos from artists such as:
Twanee' Butterfield, Prof-A-C, Kombat, Propa, Jelani, Fiyah Marshall, Mz Malz, Haz ... all the way up to international local artists like Heather Nova, Collie Buddz, Mishka and many more!!

Snacks and refreshments will be available with donations graciously accepted to support The Chewstick Foundation. Call 292-2439, email info@chewstick.org or visit www.chewstick.org for more details.