The Second Annual Black Lily Film and Music Festival for women artists gets underway May 1, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pa. The film festival features cinema from 30 women and trans directors, including the East Coast premiere of Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's "Trouble the Water," the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury prize-winning documentary about artists trapped in the flood waters of New Orleans. Also featured is Stephanie Black’s "Africa Unite," about the Marley Family reunion in Ethiopia, and Ava DuVernay’s "The Is the Life," which chronicles the underground early'90s L.A. hip-hop scene. There's a concert, music awards and a hip-hop night with women DJs, plus The Young Lily Girls Workshops in DJing, film editing, music production and the business of fashion as well as master classes. The festival runs through May 4. Black Lily is a nonprofit driven by women. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham