500 YEARS LATER: AFRICAN PREMIERE JULY THE 4TH 2005

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 30, 2005 -- Synopsis:
Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African decent globally � Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom�Why?

Filmed in five continents, and over twenty countries, 500 Years Later engages the authentic retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point of those whom history has sought to silence by examining the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland.

500 Years Later is a timeless compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right � freedom.

STARRING:
Dr. Maulana Karenga, Dr. Francis Cress Welsing, Paul Robeson, Jr, Issac Ossei. Dr. Kimani Nehusi. Sonia Sanchez. Amira Baraka. Desmond Tutu. Dr. Hakim Adi. Dr. Tufuku Zuberi. Dr. Molefi K Asante. Dr. Helena Woodard. Shaykh Muhammad Shareef. Andrew Muhammad. Trevor Marshall. David Comminsong. Nelson George. The Might Gabby.

REVIEWS:
�500 Years Late� Winner of the Best Documentary Award, Pan-African Film Festival 2005 is fast becoming one of the most powerful documentaries by and on the African Diaspora this century.� - Focused magazine (USA)

"This film is not just about black or African history. It is an essential movie about our past as a people and a record most of us are still unwilling to truly accept, even 500 years later."-Seattle Times [USA]

�500 Years Later is more than a film but rather a transcontinental discussion between some the greatest and most articulate thinkers of the African global nation.�- Nommo(USA)
�500 Years Later captures the history, nobility, and victorious consciousness of African peoples all over the world. It is stunning in its breadth, magnificent in its depth, and brilliant in execution. This is sure to become a classic film!� - Dr. Molefi Asante, Founder of Afrocentricity

ABOUT ZANZIBAR

The Zanzibar Festival is East Africa�s largest cultural event is located in Zanzibar around the magnificent, historical venues along the waterfront of Stone Town. The festival celebrates the unique cultural heritage of Africa and the Dhow countries of the Indian Ocean region and their global Diaspora.