NEW GAY TEEN SERIES TO PREMIERE AT QUEER BLACK CINEMA DURING PRIDE

Christopher Street, America’s newest gay young adult series, launches
at Queer Black Cinema’s Pride- QBC VISIONS 2007

New York, New York (www.ospfilms.com)– On June 17th at trendy hotspot, Luke & Leroy’s, Bad Boy Entertainment’s Babs Bunny will host Queer Black Cinema’s QBC VISIONS Pride Benefit 2007. Babs will help QBC kick-off New York City’s Pride Week by premiering some of the series’ best films, musical acts and gay teen mini-series- Christopher Street. Scheduled to make a special appearance are Christopher Street’s executive producer/writer, Dwight O’ Neal, and the show’s phenomenal cast. Musical acts include The Lab’s Siya, Tangarae, Jesse O, Steph, the Sapphic Songstress, and Homorevolutions 2007 Tour’s Shorty Roc. The focus of QBC VISIONS 2007 is to raise developing funds for Queer Black Cinema’s first international film festival and promote HIV/AIDS prevention during June. For details regarding sponsorship, volunteering and tickets for the event, visit the Queer Black CinemaTM web site at www.queerblackcinema.org.
To initiate the special night Queer Black CinemaTM will host the world premiere Christopher Street. A menagerie of Noah’s Arc and My So Called Life, Christopher Street explores the lives, loves, and relationships of four very diverse yet, loving close young men in New York City. Due to its amiable characters, comedic plot and its ability to incorporate urban chic fashion and contemporary issues affecting LGBTQ teens (i.e./ homelessness, domestic violence, homophobia and HIV/AIDS), the series has been nicknamed the “Black gay Girlfriends meets 90210” by its web followers. Already featured in CLIK, Bleu Magazine and this May’s The Advocate; Queer Black Cinema is proud to present such significant work to audience members of all ages.

“QBC VISIONS is our way of showing what the best of Queer Black Cinema is about: “edu-tainment” or socially-conscious entertainment. We strive to show groundbreaking films and new works with a mission and soul. We believe the Christopher Street youth series encompasses the essence of who LGBTQ teens of color are. It’s an honor to support emerging producers and writer like Dwight. We must remember that if we as do not support our own images, who will? It means the world to us that these filmmakers and musicians, straight and LGBTQ, have come on board to fully support QBC VISIONS”, says Angel L. Brown, executive producer of Queer Black Cinema.

On Thursday, June 21st at 8PM, Queer Black Cinema will host an encore screening of Christopher Street at The NYC LGBT Community Center specifically for the youth attendees. Executive producer, Dwight O’ Neal, and crew will also be in attendance along with the series’ other co-writer, Steven Emmanuel, famed blogger/columnist of QueerKidofColor.com. To learn more details about the series and QBC VISIONS 2007, sign up to QBC’s mailing list, qbcfilmseries@yahoogroups.com, or go to www.queerblackcinema.org | www.myspace.com/queerblackcinema.