MOVIES - March 18, 1991

Grants for Black Filmmakers: Daresha Kyi’s 23-minute “Land Where My Fathers Died,” a 23-minute narrative about African-American women and love, took the $3,000 top prize among 26 entries in the ninth annual Black Filmmakers’ Grants competition held Saturday at the community center of the Baldwin Hills Mall at Crenshaw Center. The second-place award of $2,000 went to Ronald K. Armstrong’s 17-minute allegory on racism, “Cuny Island.” The third-place, $1,000 winner was Richard C. Jones for his 6-minute “A View From Here.” The awards will be presented on April 7 at the Pacific Design Center; the award-winning films will be shown April 20 at the Four Star Theater.