Microcinema Schedule

<<May 2009 • [June 2009]

Come watch beautiful images dance upon a screen in your own neighborhood! Shows begin promptly @ 8PM and are $5 (unless otherwise noted). EPFC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Sell your TV and come to the cinema.

ECHO PARK FILM CENTER THANKS THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS
AND SCIENCES FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE EPFC THURSDAY NIGHT MICROCINEMA SERIES. http://www.oscars.org/

Thursday, June 4 – MONORAIL: THE INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE – 8 PM
This documentary by David M. Ice explores and explodes the myths commonly told why Monorail systems are unsuitable for mass transit applications. Filmed on location throughout Japan and the western United States, Monorail: The Intelligent Alternative offers proof that monorail should be the transit system of choice over light rail. More info: http://www.monorails.org/

Thursday, June 11 – SEX, LOVE & SPROCKETS: PAT ROCCO’S SMALL GAUGE FILMS–8 PM
From the late 1960s through the 1970s, activist and filmmaker Pat Rocco mastered the art of gay male erotic films. His work developed beyond the nudie cutie into thoughtful and at times dramatic glimpses into gay life of that era. Many of these non-pornographic romps and love stories debuted at Los Angeles’ Park Theatre.  Rocco also shot extensive footage of gay demonstrations, parades, marches and festivals.  These documentaries contain some of the only existing footage of the beginnings of the gay rights movement in the United States. Please join Christopher Street West, the One National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television Archive as we host a unique salute to this LGBT legend with screenings of Rocco classics. The Echo Park Film Center’s screening will span his eclectic career with a focus on his Super 8 small gauge work and promises to be a fun and rousing evening! Various Super 8 and 16mm films will screen including the original Super 8 Harvey Milk ‘Hope’ Speech and Parade Footage (3 min, Super 8 1978)and Silent No More (30 min, Super 8, 1977). Please note: Some films screened this evening will contain nudity and adult content. FILMMAKER PAT ROCCO IN ATTENDANCE! For more information about all the events honoring Rocco, please see: www.outfest.org/legacy .

Sunday, June 14 – WILL WRIGHT READS – 8 pm
A semi-regular gathering of writers and the folks who love ‘em. Past readings have included critical theory, fiction, drama, poetry, performance, erotica, excerpts from plays, poorly written ad copy promoting consumables, letters to your math teacher and more. Refreshments provided. FREE!

Thursday, June 18  – ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES 2 – 8 PM
Back by popular demand, the second 16mm film show of bizarre animation from John Cannizzaro and Cosmo Segurson. Come spin the wheel of travel and adventure and tour the globe with an international snack-plate of surreal animation. With live musical accompaniment by F-STOP SERENADE

Friday, June 19  – BEST OF THE CALGARY SUPER 8 FILMMAKERS CHALLENGE – 8 PM
Calgary’s independent filmmaking community is bursting with talent and the world is starting to take notice! A tour of the Best films from the past 4 years of Calgary’s Super8 Filmmakers Challenge is coming to Los Angeles’ historic Echo Park Film Centre June 19th! This marks the beginning of an international tour of these award-winning short films.  The Calgary Super8 Filmmakers Challenge is cited as one of the top film events in Western Canada, it’s touted as the ‘Iron Chef’ of Filmmaking. The challenge is to make short films while incorporating the same set of criteria: Theme, Character, a Random Element, and a Technical Requirement.  Each year the criteria are suggested by the filmmakers and drawn randomly, the filmmakers then have a few months to make their film; This is all in the spirit of creativity and low budget hustle embodied by the medium of Super8 and Canadian filmmaking.  EVENT ORGANIZERS AND FILMMAKERS MICHAEL PETERSON AND JAMES RECKSEIDLER IN ATTENDANCE!

Sunday, June 21 – INTRODUCTION TO FINAL CUT PRO – 1 – 5 PM
Calling all interested adults (ages 20+) looking to learn the beauty and grace of digital editing! All equipment and materials provided by EPFC. Instructor: Alex Marin. Class limited to 6 students; tuition is $60/$50 for members. Call or email to reserve a spot.

Sunday, June 21 – FILMS BY SARAH PUCILL – 7:30 PM
The Echo Park Film Center and Los Angeles Filmforum host British artist, photographer and filmmaker Sarah Pucill. Pucill’s films and photographs play with boundaries of self and other, frequently involving mirrors or mirroring and strong performances.  Sometimes rigorously formal, other times humorously enamored with the possibilities of light, surfaces, and bodies, while exploring the range of possibilities vested in the camera.  Los Angeles premieres of all works from this award-winning experimental filmmaker. Tonight’s program includes You Be Mother (1990, 7 min., 16mm, color); Milk and Glass (1993, 10 min., 16mm, color); Stages of Mourning (2004, 17 min., 16mm, color); Taking My Skin (2006, 35 min., 16mm, b&w); Fall In Frame (2009, 18 min., 16mm, color). FILMMAKER SARAH PUCILL IN ATTENDANCE! More info: http://sarahpucill.co.uk/

Thursday, June 25  – OPEN SCREEN – 8 PM
Our quarterly cinematic free-for-all dares you to share your film with the feisty EPFC audience.
Any genre! Any style! New, old, work-in-progress! First come, first screened; one film per filmmaker; 10-minute maximum. DVD, VHS, mini-DV, DV-CAM, Super 8, 8mm, 16mm. PARTICIPATING FILMMAKERS GET IN FREE!

Saturday, June 27  – SPRING CLEANING: EPFC ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE - 11AM - 5PM
Everything must go!!! Instead of waiting until September, we decided to clean out our closet a bit earlier this year. Come on by for great deals on all kinds of wild and wonderful used film and video equipment, supplies, and related materials. All proceeds support EPFC free filmmaking classes for neighborhood youth! Bargains galore! No Early Birds! Free Donuts!

Sunday, June 28 - THE ADAM SHENKMAN SPECIAL: LIVE AT THE EPFC – 8 PM
A groundbreaking interactive comedy show where you must heckle Adam in order to watch the show! Adam Shenkman performs regularly throughout Los Angeles with his progressive, radically unique comedy styling. He has appeared at the Comedy Store, Upright Citizen's Brigade, Garage Comedy, The Improv, and D&D Joke Center. He is the host of Shenk-Flo at All Star Lanes, Eagle Rock every Wednesday at 9pm. $5 admission; refreshments available. Special guests! NOTE: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY; THIS SHOW IS FILMED FOR WEBCAST.

Monday, June 29 – FILMMAKERS ALLIANCE SHOWCASE – 7:30 PM
Join us for the latest crop of local indies hosted by Filmmakers Alliance and get inspired to greenlight yourself! FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE! FREE! More info: www.filmmakersalliance.org

Coming soon….
Filmmobile Summer Screening Series: Cult Films and Classics on Location!
Free Summer Youth Film Workshop: July 27 – August 7
Artist In Residence Elena Pardo from Mexico City
Time Machine with Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat
Cut and Rut: Experimental Films from 1933 – 2009
A Salute to Edendale: Silent Films, Music and More

NOTE: EPFC WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY
FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER HOLIDAY… SEE YOU IN AUGUST!

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