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This year was my first ever attendance at the ABFF. I wasn't quite sure what to expect or whether or not the cost of attendance would be worth it. It definitely was. With one feature credit under my belt as the Writer/Director of Periods of Rain, I wasn't sure how to navigate the landscape of festival goers who were a.) already established, b.) those who have yet to even put their toe in the water, and c.) people who have no industry aspirations but enjoy the film screenings. Robert Townsend said it best when he stated that technology has created many more opportunities for getting our work out there than ever before. With a reasonably priced digital camera, sound equipment and lighting, along with a great script, actors and crew of course, you can put together a good movie, short or webisode. You don't have to wait on someone else to provide the magic key. Just be willing to take charge of your destiny and collaborate/assist others in getting to where they're trying to go. You'll find that helping others also helps you.

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First Kevin hart was excellent as host of BET Awards! Bring him back next year. Next word of mouth sold out his tour especially at Ohio State where my baby just graduated and called me raving about Kevin. Thx Usher! My baby saw you in B more (tell mom thx) and in college! HOLLA old man! LOL

Don't get me started on Hollywood. It's not based on talent. It's nepotism and who you know not what you know. Funny most of the people listed in the above article would hire their untalented friend (or ignorant reality star) or family member over someone who has EARNED the right to have the opportunity!!!

Black Hollywood has disappointed me. Now we attack Spike Lee (LOVED Inside Man) because he chose not to put on a dress for laughs and try to create movies that make up think. I like Tyler Perry but black folks have lazy brains lately!!!!

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I whole-heartedly agree with Alysha. Standing on the side lines complaining that the game is not being played fairly doesn't accomplish anything other than continuing to keep us out of the game. We all know that talent isn't the only key to having a successful career in the industry. I've watched other people with the right connections but far less talent and creativity move to the head of line plenty of times. But that can never be an excuse for me not to continue "showing up."

I attended Robert Townsend's ptching session as well. It was very informative and enlightening, especially the reminder about self-sabotage. Imagine that. We don't need other people to check(block) us, we do a good job of it ourselves. That's good food for thought.

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ABFF has been logistically better and as an Alum I was disappointed in the way the screenings were scheduled. I was upset because there were such amazing films selected and not everyone who paid or were ABFF stalwarts (my 5th) could see them all. The Boot Camps and dialogues are the gem of Festival - never do you have an oppotuntity to learn from the boldest and the best. Also 25 years after my first film I can still connect with filmmakers who started the game and learn from amazing fillmakers who I advised. As long as ABFF keeps the family feel it will always be very special. We don't need celeb entourages and fighting outside of screenings - we need to get back being about to speak to each other whether I am in front of the camera, behind the scenes or supporting in theaters. It is still the best of Black Film - let's just make sure we keep it real. I am so proud of Jeff Friday being the largest distributor of Black Films not having to be surrounded by bodyguards at his 15th Year Anniversary. ABFF is ideal for the lover of film and I will keep supporter but let us keep it cozy, friendly and featuring the best in Black Cinema.

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BLACK AMERICA US MILITARY USES US FOR TERRORIST STALKINGS,WWW.DJUSTICEOFONE.WORDPRESS.COM


UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
OF KANSAS
DARRYL KINNEY )
J.K. (minor) ) CASE No. 11-4068-JTM
)
vs ) JUDGE:
)
DEPARMENT OF JUSTICE )
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE )
etl. )
STATE OF ILLINOIS )


COMPLAINT

Now comes, Plaintiffs who has be known as Darryl Kinney and J.K. And Defendants call be called

Department of Justice, which includes the FBI and Local Police, Department of Defense which

includes all branches of Armed Services and the State of Illinois ATG. Lisa Madigan And this case

although it started as a civil case is now also criminal and all recoverable damages equal

$200,216,000.00 which are from faked proceedings,lost wages, emotional anguish and distress by the

Defendants, in all proceedings of Court and EEOC and Human Rights Departments and for violating

multiple Civil Rights statutes in Plaintiffs employment, and also include child endangerment. All

proceedings were Civil but are all now criminal in actions and investigations are started in the US

Congress and Senate as well as ATG Eric Holders office in the Department of Justice.

REMEDYS FOR PAYMENT OF VIOLATIONS

1. Mental Anguish and Distress, . . . an award of mental anguish will survive a legal sufficiency challenge when the plaintiffs have introduced direct evidence of the nature, duration and severity of their mental anguish, thus establishing a substantial disruption in the plaintiff's daily routine. Such evidence, whether in the form of the claimants own testimony, that of third parties, or that of experts, is more likely to provide the fact finders with adequate details to assess mental anguish claims. Although we stop short of requiring this type of evidence in all casesin which mental anguish damages are sought, the absence of this type of evidence, particularly when it can be really supplied or procured by the plaintiff justifies close judicial scrutiny of the evidence offered on this element of damages. (p. 444). (Emphasis supplied).
2. Employment Retaliation and Discrimination and Wrongful Termination,... Title VII , and the Civil Rights of 1991which, among other things provides monetary damages in cases of intentional Discrimination.
3. Stalking and Harassment with Child endangerment -K.S.A. § 21-3438. Stalking. (2008)
4. Illegal Court and Administrative Interference and Disruption
5. Invasion of Privacy,The Privacy Act provides for four separate and distinct civil causes of action, see 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g), two of which provide for injunctive relief -- amendment lawsuits under (g)(1)(A) and access lawsuits under (g)(1)(B) -- and two of which provide for compensatory relief in the form of monetary damages -- damages lawsuits under (g)(1)(C) and (g)(1)(D).

6. Conspiracy to Commit, Remedies against Government in Tort Lawsuits for Retaliation and Discrimination as well as Stalking and Illegal Court actions.
7. Defamation of Character, remedies for actions caused in a negative effect on victims under Defamation and libel slander codes and statutes
8. Illegal Military stalking of Civilians, Posse Comitatus Act prohibits Military from harassing American citizens.

9. Illegal Interstate Stalking, US Constitution guarantees the freedom to privacy and awards
compensation for any such violation as well as in the US Bill of Rights.

10. Illegal Wiretaps and rerouting of Services Compensation is awarded for services that are expected to be correct and not interfered with or tainted.

1. Plaintiff was kept from work for 2 ½ years and brought to other state for work where Defendants kept him from working and then dictated the investigation in the EEOC and VA Human Rights Dept. and now Plaintiff has again been taken out of work with harassing illegal actions by the Defendants having Plaintiff terminated for doing his job.( EEOC and Human Rights attached exhibits )

2. Plaintiffs have been stalked from state to state with the Defendants renting apartments around
him and his family as they daily hack on his computers and reroute his telephone calls, and each time he or his family leaves the house Military and Police personnel chase them, in an interstate stalking method. Police reports in every State including talking to Atlanta's Police Chief Turner who is also aware of these agencies running around invading my privacy and life. ( Police reports attached exhibits)

3. Plaintiff has sent out over 3000 resumes and only 1 call was allowed in, and that was a company playing games for the Defendants, further felony actions interfering with Plaintiffs revenue and making it hard to take care of his family in the process. (online verifiable)

4. Plaintiffs have tainted all Court proceedings by using Clerks to write decisions of Judges,
Also illegal Court services were faked by the Defendants in faking service to the State of Illinois Lisa Madigan, which still has never been served and in all these years of filing has
never answered because they were never served or received any mail in any proceedings according to her office. Also changing a civil case to criminal actions. Including tainting the Supreme Court filings using Clerks ( Service document attached others verifiable online)

5. Plaintiff has Investigations started in Washington on these felonies and documents attached
to show, given to ATG. Eric Holder, US Senate, US Congress. (attached documents)

6. Police and Detectives all stated to Plaintiff that the actions were and are the Defendants and there is nothing they can do because they don't have that power, they are the low men on the food chain. (names are all to be on witness list which has 50 witnesses on it)

7. Plaintiff J.K. (minor) has been harassed and abused by people Defendants put her in care of
in order to keep Plaintiff in the State of Illinois and repeatedly made Plaintiffs wife file divorces keep Plaintiff in the State of Illinois, and erased the record of the abuse in Illinois DCFS Dept. in order to set up the Plaintiff while protecting the abusers, or paid witnesses of some actions they tried to set Plaintiff up with. And 2 years later I have had to take my
daughter to see a psycologist for the remaining memories of abuse due to the Illegal actions directly or indirectly stemming from Federal involvement.

8. Plaintiffs mail has been stolen and communications rerouted as the Defendants answer all
calls acting as if they are the party Plaintiffs called, but when Plaintiff calls from a pay phone
it is totally different people.

9. Plaintiff requested an Investigation of one of the Attorney's for the Dept. of Justice in Virginia and was made aware by the State Bar that the Attorney for them could not be Investigated because he was not a registered Attorney at all more of the Conspiracy of Government felonies I have been subjected to. (attached letter)

10. Plaintiffs have been treated as Terrorist and Illegal Immigrants, when they are US Citizens
from birth, by some Illegal paid for hire conspiracy led crime ring as Chaney type hit squad
stalking. Police reports and lawsuits in 5 states all to be entered as evidence and a witness list
of 90 which includes the President of the United States, ATG Eric Holder and Congressmen
and Senators of the United States and well as Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, and Ex- Secretary of
Defense Robert Gates.

11. Defendants have abused Power that is supposed to have warrants to fulfill these felonies
and it has been told to Plaintiffs by the Head of the DOJ, that there are no warrants for any such operations or investigation making all these actions felonies and unlawful.

12. Plaintiffs have also been told by law enforcement that these Government actions were told to be Investigations of some manner, but Investigations are not witch hunts or Civil Rights violating exhibitions that are also felonies under the law and each and every party involved in these felonies must be punished to the full extent of the law for Conspiracy type actions and over stepping bound in judicial matters that are to be left to Court proceedings, being that by law each and every case in any Court has the Right to a Fair trial and Court proceeding being Civil and or Criminal in nature.

13. Plaintiffs were evicted from Apartment because of Illegal actions by the Federal
employees at Belle Isle Apartments that moved in over night and told my management company to evict me and my family because of my website, I have it in a Police report and Affidavit of these Illegal criminal actions and the only ones who are affected by everyone knowing their every criminal move is Federal employees Military and Police, trying to commit crimes covertly, not with my long standing website about them, www.djusticeofone.wordpress.com

14. Plaintiffs were told by the US DOJ legal Dept. that these charges were supposed to
be taken care of and I was supposed to be awarded compensation 3 years ago, and the legal Rep. Also stated it is definitely the FBI causing my problems, and I am right to sue the DOJ but it is the FBI division that are committing the felony charges I claim.
Also the DOJ in Washington, stated every case filed against them is handled by the US Attorneys office in that state, so felonies happened in Atlanta, GA case, check it out no response or Attorney on record, it is again our Federal criminals abusing Power and hiding behind, the hope I do not know it is still them dictating the Illegal activity.


List of Felonies committed by the Actions of defendants

1. Conspiracy to Committing
2. Obstruction of Justice by Bribery (18 USC 201)
3. Obstruction of Justice by Destruction of Evidence or Harassment (18 USC 1512 (c)(d)
4. Obstruction by Intimidation, Threats, Persuasion, or Deception (18 USC 1512 (b)
5. Obstructing Congressional or Administrative Proceedings (18 USC 1505)
6. Obstructing Federal Courts, (18 USC 1503)
7. Conspiracy to Defraud (18 USC 371)
8. Criminal Contempt of Court
9. Mail and Wire Fraud
10. Obstruction of Justice by Deception (18 USC 1503, 1512, 1001, 1621)

Also to be noted, since Plaintiffs have in Washington and also asked the courts to Investigate as required by law this statute

Title 18 U.S.C. § 4. Misprision of felony. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual
commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military
authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than three years, or both.

REMEDY

Plaintiffs ask the court to grant all past proceeding Court amounts which total $200,216,000.00
and grant an Order of Protection from all future illegal actions by the Defendants, with a stipulation
to include all family and friends of Plaintiffs.
And prosecute the parties involved for violating many Obstruction statutes including interfering
with Court services and proceedings. And 6 or more other Obstruction charges.


Darryl Kinney Pro Se

_________________________
Darryl Kinney
P.O. BOX 5677
Topeka, Ks 66605
224-927-9443

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Thanks for this article! As an aspiring filmmaker reading something like this is extremely invaluable.

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