Blacks Without Borders A group of African Americans live the American dream thousands of miles away By Stafford and Judy Bailey Blacks Without Borders is a documentary that aims to be a window of opportunity for African Americans of all ages. The film encourages individuals to think "outside the box," to look beyond our borders for entrepreneurial prospects and for young grads to look to the world stage for professional careers. This film also debunks the myth that Africa is nothing but a poor and impoverished continent. On the contrary, the lifestyle these African Americans live in South Africa rivals that of Beverly Hills. As filmmakers our mission is to produce quality films that celebrate the diverse nature of "people of color" around the world. We have written, produced and directed such critically acclaimed documentaries as "A Laugh, A Tear," "The Other Side of Victory," and "The Black Road to Hollywood." We have just released our latest film on DVD called "Blacks Without Borders." This award-winning film plunges into the lives of a group of African Americans who went to South Africa to find the American dream and discovered that America is not the only land of opportunity. ____________________________________ This award-winning film plunges into the lives of a group of African Americans who went to South Africa to find the American dream. ____________________________________ Scenes from the movie. The "American Dream" exists outside of America. We are committed to getting Blacks Without Borders in front of as many eyes as possible and with your help we can achieve our goal. Here's how you can help us with this grassroots effort. Purchase the DVD. Encourage your University or College to also buy the DVD. Spread the word to your friends, family and associates. Have them visit the website at blackswithoutborders.net to buy the DVD and sign up for our mailing list. Host a screening. This is a great way to bring people together to see this film. You don't need a theater or even a fancy television. All you need is a living room, a church, a family business, a school, or a community center. If you can play a DVD, you can bring folks together to see this film. If you go to our website and click on "host a screening" you will find everything you need to make your screening a success. Please visit our website at blackswithoutborders.net. There you will find a trailer and more information about our film. Here's What People are Saying... "Wow, is the first word that comes to mind after seeing a new documentary "Blacks Without Borders." - Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn Our Weekly Newspaper "Despite the pictorials of jungles, tribes, impoverished areas and rural lands often displayed in American history books and mainstream media, the Baileys have set out to illustrate to African-Americans that America is not the only place opportunities may present themselves." - Indianapolis Recorder "Shot in crystal-clear HD and seamlessly edited...a fascinating documentary." - The Los Angeles Wave "Just one glimpse may be enough to stretch the international potential of "The American Dream." - Mshale "Blacks Without Borders' has been making an impact on all those who watch it.” - Jumanti.com "My entire family absolutely LOVED you and your husband's documentary!!! It was incredibly inspiring, informative and completely what we needed to see before our journey. I have already forwarded your eblast to all of my friends. I know of a few that have told me that they will be ordering the DVD. Again, thank you for you and your husband's vision to provide African-Americans with this wonderful insight into South African life. Your DVD provided my family with concrete examples of what living abroad in an African country could entail. Due to your DVD, even our two sons are excited!" - Angelou Atlanta, Georgia Stafford U. Bailey is founder and president of 20 Four 7 Productions and Writer, Producer and Director of Blacks without Borders: Chasing the American dream in South Africa. Stafford has over 2 decades of experience in production, beginning in 1980 as a producer for Baltimore's WJZ, the city's ABC affiliate. While at WJZ he created and developed the popular series “City Line” and worked on several projects with Oprah Winfrey. He also produced a series of highly successful PSAs and was creatively involved with two extremely successful commercial campaigns entitled: “This moment in Black History” and “This Moment in Sports History.” In 1983 he moved to Los Angeles to join the creative team at Telepictures where he produced entertainment and lifestyle television reports for national broadcast. At the same time he became an independent producer for such broadcast outlets as ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO and Showtime. He also produced several television shows for national syndication. In the early 90s he was hired to create, develop and produce a series of documentaries that included: “A Laugh a Tear” with Whoopi Goldberg, “The Black Road to Hollywood” and “The Other Side of Victory” series hosted by the late Arthur Ashe. In 1993, Stafford and his wife Judy launched 20 Four 7 Productions, a concept to completion full service television, film and video production company. At its inception, the company landed several major contracts to produce featurettes, electronic press kits, specials and DVD bonus features for such studios as; Disney, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema and DreamWorks. In 2002, the company lead by Stafford expanded its services to include commercial production, television series, documentaries and original programming Go to Urban Mozaik Magazine This website: Copyright © 2009 Dream World Media, LLC. / Urban Mozaik Magazine. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed in Urban Mozaik Magazine are not necessarily those of Urban Mozaik Magazine and the publisher cannot be held responsible for them. This website/publication, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.