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A Happy Wednesday, and a Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show!
ON the show today, Jason Chanos with the Kansas City Repertory Theater!
Don't miss out on seeing A Christmas Carol, running November 23rd thru December 28th, 2024!
LINKS: KC Rep
https://kcrep.org/event/a-christmas-carol/
It's A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshowOn
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show!
Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye "Take Back America" in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history.
On the show today, Hartzell is joined by Alan Minsky of Progressive Democrats of America, Senator Nina Turner, Rev Lennox Yearwood of Hip Hop Caucus, and Santita Jackson, with Rainbow PUSH and host of KEEP HOPE ALIVE w/REV. JESSE JACKSON Radio Show, LIVE from Progressive Central at the Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago, Illinois!
Send in your questions for next week with Professor Kaye! - @harveyjkaye
A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian.
In Solidarity.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @harveyjkaye, @holeyhearts, & @kcmorningshow
Happy Monday from YOUR KC Morning Show!
On the show today, Fox 4 Film Critic, Shawn Edwards, pays tribute to the late, great, Cicely Tyson.
Actor/Director/Writer/Producer, and KC-native, Andrea Fantauzzi, talks about her new series, Black Zone, filmed right here in the metro!
It's A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian!
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyheats, @kcmorningshow
A Happy Friday, and a Yippie Fri-YAY From YOUR KC Morning Show!
ON the show today, All Elite Wrestling's Swerve Strickland!
Catch Swerve and the rest of the AEW roster, December 11th, 2024 at T-Mobile Center!
LINKS: AEW Tix
https://www.t-mobilecenter.com/events/detail/aew-presents-dynamite-rampage
After that, DJ Diehard McClain Johnson!
LINK: DJ Diehard
https://soundcloud.com/djdiehard
It's A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
Happy Tuesday from The KC Morning Show!
On the show today, it's story time with Hartzell and Dave!
We already know "beef" is what's for dinner, but did you know we have Kansas City to thank for that?
It's A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
A Happy Wednesday, and a Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show!
ON the show today, All Elite Wrestling's Darby Allin!
Catch Darby and the rest of the AEW roster, December 11th, 2024 at T-Mobile Center!
LINKS: AEW Tix
https://www.t-mobilecenter.com/events/detail/aew-presents-dynamite-rampage
It's A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshowOn
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show!
Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye "Take Back America" in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history.
On the show today, Hartzell and Professor Kaye are LIVE from Progressive Central 2024 at the Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago, Illinois!
Send in your questions for next week with Professor Kaye! - @harveyjkaye
A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian.
In Solidarity.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @harveyjkaye, @holeyhearts, & @kcmorningshow
Happy Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show!
Happy Veteran's Day!
On the show today, Tanner "Pistol" Rindels and John "Sapper" Tice pilots with the 303rd Fighter Squadron.
After that, we had to Arrowhead for Patrick Mahomes post game press conference following the Chiefs dramatic win versus the Denver Broncos!
Always a good day to be a Kansas Citian.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
A Happy Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show AND HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!
On the show today, Fox 4 & KCMS Film Critic Shawn Edwards is back to chat about the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Film Festival in KC at Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City!
LINKS: Get Tickets: screenland.com
A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always
xoxo - Hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
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THE JUNETEENTH FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO KANSAS CITY FOR A SECOND YEAR
FESTIVAL TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BLACK FILMMAKERS INCLUDING OSCAR WINNER KEVIN WILLMOTT
The 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival returns to Kansas City on Wednesday, June 4th. This year’s festival will primarily feature films written, directed and produced by Kansas Citians including Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott. All films will be screened at the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City.
Curated by award-winning Fox 4 News film critic Shawn Edwards, the 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival will showcase feature films, documentaries and shorts.
“As we celebrate Juneteenth, one of the most important days in African American history, I felt it was important that we include groundbreaking cinema that embodies the spirit of the holiday,” said Edwards. “Kansas City has one of the longest running Juneteenth celebrations in the country. Now we have the only film festival in the country that honors the holiday by celebrating Black filmmaking.”
This year’s film festival is sponsored by the Black Movie Hall of Fame, Celebration of Black Cinema and Television, Wilson’s Industries LLC, House of Kush and the Kansas City Film Office.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 4th: Black Filmmakers Happy Hour hosted by Film KC (Screenland Armour) 5:00PM
Tuesday, June 4th: Film KC presents “Underneath: Children of the Sun” Directed by David Kirkman (Screenland Armour) 7:00PM
Wednesday, June 5th: “The Pistol” Directed by Paul and Kenneth Rayford (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM and 8:30PM
Sunday, June 9th: Party Event “We Hanging with Clarence” Hosted by rapper Roblo da Star (The Velvet Freeze Daiquiris/Smaxx) 7:00PM
Wednesday, June 12th: “Kansas City Dreamin’” Directed by Diallo Javonne French (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM
Wednesday, June 12th: “What’s N Kansas City?” Directed by Skiem Heim (Screenland Armour) 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th: “Binding Us Together” Directed by Kevin Willmott (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM and 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 26th “Drout 2” Directed by Isiah King (Screenland Armour) 6:30PM
*The short film “BF” directed by Jamie Addison will screen before each feature every night of the festival.
MEDIA CLIPS
THE VOICE: Film Festival & Hip-Hop Forum Kick Off JuneteenthKC Early - The Community Voice (communityvoiceks.com)
KCUR: JuneteenthKC kicks off this year's celebrations with a film festival featuring Black directors | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
KANSAS CITY FILM OFFICE: KC Film Spotlight: Shawn Edwards - Kansas City Film Office (kcfilmoffice.com)
FILM SYNOPSIS
BINDING US TOGETHER
A heartfelt, inspiring narrative that is inextricably linked to the nation’s past and present, civil rights activist and public servant Alvin Brooks shares engaging, funny, and tragic stories of his life and career of advocacy in Kansas City.
DROUT 2
The sequel to the highly successful underground hit “Drout.” After King is released from prison he encounters a tragic event. The results of which start a revengeful war on the streets of Kansas City as he continues his struggles with the law while trying to finally get out of the game.
KANSAS CITY DREAMIN’
Kansas City Dreamin' is a documentary about the African American music history of the city. It features interviews with Melissa Etheridge, Tech N9ne, Bobby Watson, Oleta Adams, Lonnie McFadden, Oscar winner Kevin Willmont, and many more. With segments on Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Janelle Monae, Big Joe Turner, and other Kansas City natives. The film celebrates Kansas City's contribution to American music.
THE PISTOL
“The Pistol" is a gripping documentary that delves into the real-life accounts of notorious gangster Kenneth Rayford. Directed by Paul Rayford, the film details the exploits of Kenneth Rayford from his time as a youth growing up on the mean streets of Kansas City, Missouri up to adulthood when he ran the streets of Kansas City. Through interviews with Kenneth himself, his accomplices and actual news footage the documentary reveals the life of a real-underworld crime figure. “The Pistol" paints a compelling portrait of a man who literally dedicated his entire life to the criminal underworld, maintained a solid reputation and actually lived to talk about it.
WHAT’S N’ KANSAS CITY?
Skiem Heim, Kansas City's official street journalist, takes you on a guided tour of the places at the heart of Kansas City's Black culture.
UNDERNEATH: CHILDREN OF THE SUN
This mind-bending Afrofuturist story embarks on a breathtaking journey of galactic politics, heritage, and destiny. In 1857, a slave in Little Dixie, Missouri is thrust into an intergalactic crises after helping an alien from a crashed spaceship. An ultra-powerful alien artifact passes through generations of bloody fingers and inheritors here on Earth, including the present, and ultimately leads to an epic battle for control. "Underneath: Children of the Sun" is St. Louis filmmaker David Kirkman's feature film debut.
UNDERNEATH: CHILDREN OF THE SUN TRAILER:https://youtu.be/LNY8B7qC2CI?si=TWHqoSLjWNTxlh4aKEVIN WILLMOTT BIO
Kevin Willmott is a professor of film at the University of Kansas and a film writer and director. He is known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing “Ninth Street,” “C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America” and “Bunker Hill.” His film “The Only Good Indian,” which he directed and produced, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. In 2013, Willmott’s films “Destination: Planet Negro!” and “Jayhawkers” were both released. He also served as a writer on Spike Lee’s film “Chi-Raq” and as a screenwriter on Lee’s film “BlacKkKlansman” which won an Oscar and BAFTA for best adapted screenplay in 2019.
Happy Friday and a YiPPIE FRI-YAY! From YOUR KC Morning Show!
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On the show today, one of the best voices in Kansas City, Nathan Corsi!
LINK: https://www.nathancorsimusic.com/
A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always.
xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
The podcast currently has 442 episodes available.