Akintola Hanif’s first exhibit in his homelands of Brooklyn will open at Harriet’s Alter Ego on Sunday, April 9, 2006. The exhibit, entitled The Other Side of Fear, is a look at his work from the past four years and will include a continous screening of his short film Freedom or Everybody Dies. Opening April 9 with an appearance from the artist, The Other Side of Fear will run through May 7, 2006. Harriet’s Alter Ego is located in Brooklyn at 293 Flatbush Avenue.

Akintola Hanif is featured in the March issue of Nat Creole Magazine.

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Freedom or Everybody Dies, continues to make it’s run at film festivals worldwide. Midwest fans can screen the cutting edge short film at the Thank God for Hip-Hop Film Festival & Action Conference. The Thank God for Hip-Hop Film Festival & Action Conference will celebrate the blessings of hip-hop’s power to effect change in the community. The film festival will take place January 11-15, 2006 in Chicago at Kennedy-King College. For more info visit www.chiloc.com.

Akintola Hanif’s innovative short film, Freedom or Everybody Dies, will be screened at the 4th Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival in New York City on Friday, November 11, 2005. Freedom will be playing in the 7:30PM time block. For more info and ticket information visit www.h2oiff.org.