GSU African American Studies Department and Sankofa Society (GSU Chapter) Present: "Ghettophysics"

Here is a film that you definitely do not want to miss!! A perfect blend of documentary, satire, and narrative filmmaking that examines the power dynamic that exists in social, political, and corporate relationships.
 
GHETTOPHYSICS examines the interplay between power players and their foot soldiers and how that dynamic is the simplest expression of how power is wielded in the world. The film utilizes documentary footage, animation, satire and dramatization to illustrate examples culled from the 'hood to Wall Street — be the players real-life pimps or corporate executives repeating the same power dynamics.

GHETTOPHYSICS takes an eye-opening look at the power relationships that permeate American society from the toughest street corners to Wall Street, from classrooms to boardrooms. The film utilizes documentary footage, animation, satire and dramatization to illustrate examples culled from the real world - be the players real-life pimps or corporate executives repeating the same power dynamics that have persisted for centuries.

The film includes interviews with notable entertainers and thinkers, such as Dr. Cornel West, Ice-T, KRS-One, Too Short, John Perkins, Cynthia McKinney, William H. Arntz (Co-Director) and Norman Lear. Of course, it also includes a colorful contingent of street characters, with names such as Filmore Slim, Hook da Crook, Mac Breed and Lo Da Show.

The film is a spin-off of E. Raymond Brown's "Will the Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!"

The screening will take place on Wednesday November 16th, 2011 from 6-9PM at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History (101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA).