L.A. River Bike-In Movie Theater Kickstarter Campaign

When people think of revitalizing the LA River, using it as a venue for movie screenings doesn’t usually come to mind. But that’s exactly the sort of activity the LA River Revitalization Corporation (LARRC) seeks to promote as it raises funds for a LA River Bike-In Movie Theater.

12th Annual Young Directors Night at LACMA

Once again LACMA MUSE, the museum’s membership group for art enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s, is hosting Young Directors Night, a celebration of short films by Los Angeles filmmakers. As in years past, the directors and a panel of film-industry insiders will participate in a discussion following the screening.

Los Angeles is Getting Dirty Looks

Dirty Looks, a New York-based platform for queer experimental film and video, is returning to the West Coast for a second tour. While in Los Angeles, the organization will premiere never-before-seen work by Tom Rubnitz, which was discovered in the Video Data Bank archives at the Billy Wilder Theater. In association with LA FilmForum, they’ve […]

Moving Image Art Presents – Favorites from Another Experiment By Women Film Festival

This month the Pasadena based film series Moving Image Art (MIA) presents a selection of films from the Another Experiment By Women Film Festival (AXWFF), an event curated by Lili White. The AXWFF screens at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City and promotes the work of experimental films made by women that encourage critical thinking and dialogue.

Experimental Film Around Town

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November is shaping up to be an exciting month for lovers of experimental film. Three programs in particular have caught my attention because they’ll present audiences with unconventional, challenging and engaging works that are unlike the more typical fair most of us experience online, in theaters, and on television.

“It’s Jim’s World … We Just Live In It” at the IFF

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Stories of people working on the fringes of mainstream science have always intrigued me. Often self-taught and working alone, these individuals usually don’t fit the classic image of the formally educated scientist employed by high tech labs and well-known academic institutions that most of us have come to accept as normal. And yet, these citizen-, outsider-, amateur-scientists have been around for decades, exploring a wide variety of serious questions.

Moving Image Art Presents – HUMAN ANIMAL

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This Friday Moving Image Art (MIA) presents HUMAN ANIMAL, a program that features “…performance based video art exploring relationships with the body, sexuality and sculpture.” The evening will showcase work by artists from around the country, including Rachelle Beaudoin, Heather Cassils, Lauren Cross, Diane Dwyer, Teri Frame, Sara Holwerdam and Jamie Sneider.