The 8th Annual Global Peace Film Festival will take place
in Orlando, Florida from SEPTEMBER 21 - 26, 2010.
THANK YOU TO OUR FILMMAKERS, SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR MAKING THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL SO EXTRAORDINARY.
NOTE: THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED ...
The following information is from the 7th Annual Global Peace Film Festival which took place in September 2009:
Schedule & Tickets are available on the "FILMS" page of this site
Tickets to the Global Peace Film Festival screenings are $8 each, and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased at Bullfish in Baldwin Park or on this site (see individual films). Tickets are available at all festival venues during festival hours. Patrons may also purchase a Silver Pass for $99 and a Gold Pass for $199 via www.redchairproject.com.
Quick Buy Option
Purchase general admission tickets, good for any one screening at any venue. First come, first served. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before screening time.
September 22 to 27, 2009
The Global Peace Film Festival was established to utilize the power of the motion picture to further the goal of peace on earth. With a mission to expand the definition of peace beyond anti-war, ideology, activism or specific causes, the Global Peace Film Festival films and events suggest a more personal message as reflected in the daily lives of individuals and communities the world over.
The GPFF presents films from around the world and global discussions that highlight the power of this extraordinary medium as it relates to new peace issues. See films from around the world, attend educational panels, and hear from local activists about their work. Many filmmakers will be on hand to answer questions after the screening of their films.
The GPFF is also host to four discussion panels held throughout the week. All panel discussions will take place at Rollins College - Bush Science Building Room 120. Topics range from:
“What is Peace?” that includes a dialogue among local Imams and Rabbis (Wednesday, September 23, 4pm)
“Making Films that Make a Difference” with the filmmakers of the upcoming film “Letters to God” that filmed in and around Orlando (Thursday, September 24, 3:30pm)
"Peace Pitch", a discussion of award-winning filmmaker Sylvia Caminer’s work-in-progress documentaries including “Project Tanzania - A Journey of Friendship” (Friday, September 25, 4pm)
In addition to these panel discussions, there will be a Interfaith Dialogue. Local religious leaders from different faiths will join Matt Flickstein in a discussion of his film With One Voice to examine spiritualism as it relates to peace. (Sunday, September 27, 2:30pm in Bush Auditorium, Rollins College).
The Global Peace Film Festival would like to thank Thomas P. Johnson and Rollins College for presenting GIANCARLO ESPOSITO ("Gospel Hill")
6:00 PM - Saturday, September 26th, Rollins College - SunTrust Auditorium
Esposito appeared in small roles in films such as Maximum Overdrive, King of New York, and Trading Places and TV shows such as Miami Vice and Spenser: For Hire. In 1988, he landed his breakout role as a college student labeled a "wannabe" by his peers in director Spike Lee's film School Daze. Over the next four years, Esposito and Lee collaborated on three other movies: Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Malcolm X. He also appeared in Reckless with Mia Farrow.
Esposito is known for his portrayal of FBI agent Mike Giardello on the TV crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street. That role reflected both his black and Italian heritage. He played it 1998–1999 until the series' cancellation. The character's father Al is portrayed as subject to colorism, something Esposito's character practiced in School Daze. Another biracial role was Sergeant Paul Gigante in the television comedy series, Bakersfield P.D. (Fox Broadcasting Company, 1993–1994).
Other TV credits include NYPD Blue, Law & Order, The Practice, and Fallen Angels: Fearless.
Esposito has portrayed drug dealers (Fresh), cops (The Usual Suspects), political radicals (Bob Roberts) and even a demonic version of the Greek God of Sleep from another dimension (Monkeybone.) He played Cassius Clay, Sr., in Ali and Nuyorican poet Miguel Piñero's friend and collaborator Miguel Algarín in Piñero, both released in 2001. He also played J.C. Pierce, a cadet in the 1981 movie Taps.
Mr. Esposito played Robert Fuentes, a Miami businessman with shady connections, on the UPN television series South Beach. He has appeared in New Amsterdam and CSI: Miami. He recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's Hip hop literacy campaign to encourage reading about Muhammad Ali. He is currently involved with AMC's Breaking Bad series, playing businessman/methamphetamine kingpin Gustavo Fring.
Gospel Hill (2008) was his directorial debut; he also produced the film, and starred in it.
His New York theatre credits include The Me Nobody Knows, Lost in the Stars, Seesaw, and Merrily We Roll Along. In 2008 he appeared on Broadway as Gooper in an African American production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen and starring James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, and Terrence Howard.
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Other Peace-related GPFF Events
- A Day of Environmental Films at the Orlando Science Center - $5 admission includes all films - Saturday, 9/26
Be sure to check our "EVENTS" page located under "ABOUT" for more info!
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