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Festival News: SDBFF Gives Out Awards
‘The Contradiction of Fair Hope’ Tops List
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Credit: H770 Films
Above: "The Custom Mary" won a pair of awards at the SDBFF.
The 10th Annual San Diego Black Film Festival just ended. Here is a list of their awards.
Here are the 2012 SDBFF winners list:
Best Film: "The Contradictions of Fair Hope"
Best Drama: "Lesson Before Love"
Best Director: S. Epatha Merkerson and Rockell C. Metcalf, "Contradictions of Fair Hope"
Best Diaspora: "Ties That Bind)"
Best Religious Film: "The Custom Mary"
Best Documentary: "The Contradictions of Fair Hope"
Best GLBT: "Glitterboys & Ganglands"
Best Short: "Brotherly Love"
Best Comedy: "Camp Kickitoo"
Best Actor: Choice Skinner, "Brotherly Love"
Best Cutting Edge Film: "The Custom Mary"
Filmmaker’s Choice Award: "The Contradictions of Fair Hope"
“Congratulations to all the winners and a special thanks to all the filmmakers who participated in the 2012 San Diego Black Film Festival,” says festival director Karen Willis.
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