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BHERC SCREENS FILM DEALING WITH GANG VIOLENCE: ‘Dilemma’ highlights group’s ‘Fighting Back With Film Media Project.’

(May 5, 2006)

*The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) presents the world premiere of “Dilemma,” a film about the effects of gang violence on a young teen in Los Angeles.

The movie serves as the showcase presentation at BHERC’s Fighting Back with Film Media Project, an event founded in 2003 by activist Sandra Evers-Manly to address issues of gang violence and intervention in our community.

In 2004, BHERC staged a competition where five filmmakers were granted $20,000 each to film projects dealing with the impact of gang violence in the form of a short or documentary. “Dilemma,” the winning film, follows 16-year-old Jemal, who is about to be released from a youth probation camp just as the killer of his sister checks in.

Written and directed by Alex Munoza, the film screens in Los Angeles May 12 at Raleigh Studios’ Chaplin Theater (650 Bronson Ave.) at 7 p.m.

Additionally, BHERC will host its 2nd Annual Mother's Day Brunch on May 14th, feeding approximately100 women who have lost children to gang violence. The event will be held at Consolidated Realty, 3725 Don Felipe Drive, Los Angeles. For additional information, call the BHERC at 310.284.3170 or visit the Web site at www.bherc.org.

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