Contact: Stacey Kumagai at 818.506.8675

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Boricua Films Announces Urban Graffiti 4 Live Slam Festival To Be Slated For Saturday, October, 11, 2003



West Hollywood, CA --- They say the world is a stage and each must play a part. On October 11, 2003 forty competitors will take part in making the stage 'their world' as Urban Graffiti 4 (UG4) Live Slam Festival brings an interactive melting pot of poetry,

acting and monologue to the spotlight in a 12-hour Noon-to- Midnight one-day multi-cultural event at Warner Hollywood Studios 'The Lot' (1041 N. Formosa West), Fairbanks Auditorium. Four champions will emerge from the tournament style festival in the areas of Best Monologue Performance, Best Spoken Word Performance, Best Scene Performance and Best Written Material.

UG4 is like no other live slam competition! The power-packed high-energy showcase of the nation's top actors and spoken word poets (ages 18-65) is an unmatched fusion of fresh street, high-profile and celebrity talent. The event is peppered with special

guest performances, entertainment industry judges, prizes, and passionate expressions of thoughts, feelings and ideas with head-to-head rounds of competition on a single stage. Diversified in cultural exchange, UG4's ethnic representation of 30% Latino, 30% African American, 30% Caucasian and 10% other mixes (including Asian, Native American and more) displays a wide range of unique viewpoints and perspectives tied together by the creative common threads of Urban life and mutual echoing of expressive voices. Surrounded by live music, local & fine art, a festive outdoor street fair with food, beverages and an Urban Graffiti Lounge -

this is the ultimate scene to see and be seen and ultimately be heard.

Spoken word star, Shihan Van Clief will be the MC/Host for the UG4 Live Slam Festival. Van Clief, is most recognized from Nike-Presto/Atom Films "Exist To Be Different" verbal dynamics piece and currently the national talent coordinator for Russell

Simmons' Def Poetry (c) on the HBO channel.

UG4 is presented by Boricua Bros. David & Erik Llauger-Meiselman of Boricua Films, LLC and produced by Henry K. Priest. They describe the "one-up" original, raw, edgy and uncensored forum as "a cross between Star Search and Friday Night at the Apollo with a twist of Def Poetry." In addition to being the creators of Urban Graffiti, Paris Falls and L.A. River Stories, Boricua Films is a visionary new film company committed toward bringing audiences the diverse Latino experience of the Americas from the harsh urban barrios to the rural lush Campos, exposing the human condition at its worst and best.

For Ticket & Event Information, go to: www.boricuafilms.com. To purchase tickets go to www.wantickets.com/UG4

For all media inquiries and interview requests call event publicist Stacey Kumagai at 818/506-8675 or email: mediamonster@yahoo.com

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