A non-profit network for African-American filmmakers, Night of the Black Independents (NBI), hosted its Film and Video Festival in August at the Woodruff Arts Center�s Rich Auditorium. The event ran in conjunction with the National Black Arts Festival. NBI was founded in 1992 by filmmaker, Peggy Hayes. The group�s objective is to make the work of independent Black filmmakers more visible and available to the general public. Features were �The Girlz,� by MeShall Shumate (Best Feature Length Narrative); �The Buse� (Best Student Film) and �Kismet� by Kelsey Scott; �Spat� (Honorable Mention-Student Film) by Stephen Hart and �In Love We Trust� (Honorable Mention-Narrative Short) by Jennifer Hart.