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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its March Monthly Film Festival and celebrates up-and-coming female talent in front of and behind the camera with this month’s InFocus: Female Cinema across two shorts programs and the Los Angeles premiere of Varda Bar-Kar’s documentary Janis Ian: Breaking Silence.
The day’s programming opens with InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts I, a program highlighting the work and stories of women through the work of emerging female talent, featuring stories about finding your place in the world, belonging, self-determination, building a community, seeking revenge, processing loss and letting go. This block opens with a selection of films produced through Black Girls Film Camp, an incubator for the next generation of storytellers. The program invites high school Black girls across the US to pitch a story idea, selecting a cohort of ten each year to have their short film project produced through the program.
The day continues with InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts II, with another exciting collection of films by emerging female filmmakers. The program explores surviving your period, intergenerational bonds, sexual awakenings, the deceptive pursuit of perfection, bodily autonomy and women kicking ass.
The night concludes with the Los Angeles premiere of Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, documentarian Varda Bar-Kar’s fascinating portrait of the groundbreaking singer-songwriter. “She is an iconoclast who questions and challenges the status quo. Through her music, she speaks out against oppressive social norms. In addition to her profound contribution as an artist, she has helped move the needle forward in civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and human rights,” says Bar-Kar.
NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming. All filmmakers are welcome and encouraged to submit their projects for consideration for upcoming NFMLA Festivals, regardless of the schedule for InFocus programming, which celebrates diversity, inclusion and region by spotlighting communities of filmmakers within our filmmaking community as part of our monthly program. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The South Park Center is an ADA compliant venue and is wheelchair accessible. We request captioned films from all filmmakers participating at our Festival. For any accessibility needs, please send a request to info@nfmla.org at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Schedule Details
Program #1 – InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts I
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Pre-Reception
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Program
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #2 – InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts I
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM – Pre-Reception
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM – Program
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #3 – Feature Documentary | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM – Pre-Reception
7:45 PM – 9:45 PM – Program
9:45 PM – 10:00 PM – Audience Q&A
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1139 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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1133 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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