Microcinema Schedule

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 – CHILDHOOD AND RELIGION - 8PM

Award winning filmmaker John Cannizzaro screens a selection of his films that explore themes of childhood and religion. Whether it be a child inventing his own private rituals (Critical Mass, ’96), the violence of history hidden behind religious ideals (America The Beautiful, ’05), or a young mind’s final, fantastic battle between good and evil (Gulliver’s Travels, ’02), Cannizzaro’s films constantly underscore the relationship between a child’s play and the birth of religious thinking. These ideas and the rituals that follow become a mysterious process through which a child reconciles his mind with the world around him.
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 – CITY OF ANGELS AT LACMA CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL - 6:45 PM

Come on down to the LA County Museum of Art for a special screening of City of Angels, 20 short films about home and community made by the Spring 2005 EPFC youth filmmaking class. The screening is part of the Los Angeles Children’s International Film Festival. More info at www.lacma.org/events/Calendar.aspx

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 – AT HIGHEST RISK/OUT OF THE DARKNESS - 8PM

At Highest Risk: Maternal Health Care in the High Peruvian Andes coils through the horrors and triumphs of Peru’s volatile reproductive health care situation. High maternal death is a rapidly growing problem throughout the world. Each year, at least 500,000 women worldwide die from pregnancy-related causes. Most can be prevented with effective primary health care.  The film asks: is there a bridge between traditional and Western medicine? 44 min. www.athighestrisk.com

Out of Darkness: Surviving Torture chronicles the power of healing through the accounts of victims of torture, the woman who recognized their anguish and the groundbreaking program that provides them sanctuary. Born out of the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s and founded in Tucson, Arizona in 1991 by Amy Shubitz, the Center for the Prevention and Resolution of Violence treats refugee survivors with severe physical, sexual and emotional trauma. The film documents the work of one of the few such clinics worldwide. 30 min. www.innermissionproductions.com

FILMMAKERS REBECCA RIVAS AND RYAN WYLIE IN ATTENDANCE!

SATURDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 & 21 – ADULT SUPER 8 WORKSHOP – 10 AM

Make your own movie! Join us for a terrific 2-Saturday class dedicated to the fun fundamentals of Super 8 filmmaking. All equipment, materials and instruction are provided by EPFC. $100/$80 for EPFC members. Class size is limited to ten students!  Email or call to reserve a spot.

TUESDAY & THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 & 19 – SENIORS DIGITAL WORKSHOP – 10 AM

Calling all interested seniors (ages 55+) looking to learn the beauty and grace of digital filmmaking. Class covers basic videotaping, importing sounds and images, working with iMovie and outputting to a DVD. All equipment, materials and instruction are provided FREE OF CHARGE by EPFC. Class size is limited!  Email or call to reserve a spot.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 – THE SIXTH SECTION - 8PM

Alex Rivera's The Sixth Section tells a contemporary story that reveals a new perspective on Mexican migrant labor life. Rivera and co-producer Bernardo Ruiz followed José Garcia, a young man from the small Mexican town of Boqueron. Garcia decided to leave to support his wife and family, coming to the U.S. hidden in the trunk of a car. Once here, he moved to Newburgh, New York, and found much more than a job — he saw that he could use his own labor in America to relieve the stark poverty of his hometown. [PBS.org]

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 & 22 – 6TH ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

Two great days of films on the global and local human rights issues that affect us all. Highlights include Robert Greenwald’s Iraq for Sale (Saturday, 7pm), David Redmon’s Mardi Gras: Made In China (Sunday, 8 pm) and selections from the Bresee Community Center’s Undocumented youth film festival.

For a complete festival schedule please click here.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 – ANIMAL CHARM DVD RELEASE PARTY  - 8PM

Join us as we celebrate the release of Golden Digest, Animal Charm’s brand new DVD! “Animal Charm makes videos from other people's videos. By compositing TV and reducing it to a kind of tic-ridden babble, they force television to not make sense. While this disruption is playful, it also reveals an overall 'essence' of mass culture that would not be apprehended otherwise…. By forcing television to convulse like a raving lunatic, we might finally hear what it is actually saying.” [Other Cinema] www.animalcharm.com
ANIMAL CHARM IN ATTENDANCE!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 – POLITICAL FILM NIGHT: ADIOS CHE – 7:30 PM
The Union of Progressive Iranians presents an evening of riveting political cinema and community discussion. This month’s selection is Adios Che. In Spanish with Farsi subtitles.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 – NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE & JUSTICE FILM SERIES – 4PM

Conscientious Projector, a monthly matinee series of political film work, features films encouraging us to think and act followed by a lively discussion with filmmakers and activists. This month’s film is Why We Fight. Far beyond the headlines of various American military operations, Why We Fight moves to the deeper questions of why America seemingly is always at war. What are the forces—political, economic, and ideological—that drive us to clash against an ever-changing enemy? Just why does America fight? Unforgettable, powerful and at times disturbing.  www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org