UPDATE: The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang

THE RISE & FALL OF MISS THANG starring Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

Miss Thang wins best feature in Nashville/Nominated for 2
Black Excellence Awards

The good news just keeps on coming! The HD Feature, The
Rise and Fall
of Miss Thang, won the Best Feature Narrative Award this
past Saturday
at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville.
Earlier that
evening 'Miss Thang' screened in the historic Belcourt
theater in
Nashville's trendy Hillsboro Village neighborhood.
Audience members
included Hollywood Actor Mykelti Williamson and legendary
filmmaker,
Julie Dash, who went on to express how much she loved the
film during
the audience Q&A.

THIS JUST IN!
The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago has nominated
The Rise
and Fall of Miss Thang for two Black Excellence Awards.
One for
Outstanding Production of the year and the second
nomination goes to
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards for Outstanding Actress. The
Seventh Annual
Black Excellence Awards Ceremony & Gala will take place on
Monday,
October 29, 2007 at the DuSable Museum of African American
History in
Chicago.

The movie will debut in NYC as part of the African Diaspora
Film Festival - www.myspace.com/missthangmovie.com