ABFF Community Day 2024

An afternoon of entertainment and inspiration in Overtown, featuring exciting film screenings and a Vendor Expo.

1:00 pm The Waterboyz

An encore presentation of the 2024 ABFF official selection “The Waterboyz” which follows Drew (Akili McDowell) as he tries to navigate the rough and tumble streets of ATL. Drew earns a living selling water on bustling street corners. His mother Rose (La La Anthony) is constantly worrying about the often-volatile occupation he has chosen. He finds a mentor in local entrepreneur Charles Williams (Omar Dorsey) who attempts to steer him away from the street corners as well. Drew continues selling water and eventually finds himself in the crosshairs of local gangster Lil Zoo (Quavo) and situations eventually turn deadly.

Q&A to follow

3:00 pm Power of the Dream Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios

A new documentary film about the empowering and unlikely true story of how a group of professional women's basketball players took on a WNBA team owner and rallied behind now-Senator Raphael Warnock, forever changing the landscape of their sport and thecourse of U.S. politics.

Q&A to follow

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