The Black Candle, the first feature film about Kwanzaa prepares for screenings

Sept. 9, 2008 - PRLog -- KWANZAA is about more than seven days of collective reflection. The first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle, traces the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.

Narrated by world renown poet Maya Angelou and directed by award-winning author and filmmaker M.K. Asante, Jr., The Black Candle is an extraordinary, inspirational story about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture.
The official movie website— http://www.theblackcandle.com —launched on Monday, Sept. 8th and is already enjoying an enthusiastic response from thousands of viewers around the world. Since the announcement of the film, more than fifty screenings have been scheduled around the globe. "We are humbled and excited by each newly confirmed screening,” said filmmaker M.K. Asante, Jr., who stresses, “this film is especially important at this critical moment in history.”

Filmed across the United States, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, The Black Candle is a timely illumination on why the seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) are so important to African-Americans today.
The Black Candle is a production of Asante Filmworx, an award-winning film production company that co-produced the internationally-acclaimed documentary 500 Years Later, winner of five international awards including the Breaking the Chains award from UNESCO.

The Black Candle film is available at www.theblackcandle.com