TFI Alumni Headed To 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival

Today the Los Angeles Film Festival announced its line up for their 2013 edition and four TFI alumni are headed to the west coast.

Yoruba Richen's The New Black and Alexandra Lescaze's All of Me will receive their world premieres at LAFF. There's also titles screening that have already found attention on the festival circuit like Annemarie Jacir's When I Saw You and Penny Lane's Our Nixon. The Los Angeles Film Festival will take place June 13-23.

Here's more information on the films:

The New Black Dir. Yoruba Richen (Tribeca All Access®, 2012) In this timely documentary, filmmaker Yoruba Richen questions the assumptions about homophobia in the African-American community, setting off an impassioned conversation about gay rights, family history, the role of the Church and the legacy of the civil rights movement. [WORLD PREMIERE, DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION]

All of Me Dir. Alexandra Lescaze (TFI Documentary Fund, 2012) The women of the BBW (Big Beautiful Women) Club celebrate being overweight, and the men who love them don’t want them to change. But what happens when the group decides to undergo weight loss surgery? This startlingly intimate documentary raises fascinating questions about obesity, identity and sexuality. [WORLD PREMIERE, DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION]

When I Saw You Dir. Annemarie Jacir (Tribeca All Access®, 2010) Separated by war from his father, and restlessly cooped up in a refugee camp, a young Palestinian boy secretly embarks on a journey of adventure with an unshakable resolve to be free. (Palestine/Jordan/Greece/United Arab Emirates/USA) [INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE]

Our Nixon Dir. Penny Lane (TFI Documentary Fund, 2012) Assembled from over 500 reels of Super 8 film shot during the Nixon White House by top aides (and Watergate participants) H.R Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin, Penny Lane’s documentary provides a unique insider’s view of the most infamous presidency in American history. [SUMMER SHOWCASE]