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LOST & FOUND Q&A’s with filmmaker Liam O. Mochain and star Norma Sheahan following the 7:10 pm show on Friday, 4/19 and Saturday, 4/20 and after the 1:10 pm show on Sunday, 4/21. Friday’s Q&A will be moderated by Nathaniel Bell, film critic, LA Weekly.
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BARDO BLUES Q&A’s with filmmaker Marcia Kimpton after the 5:30 pm and 7:40 pm shows on Friday, 5/3; with star Natalie Sperl after the 7:40 pm show on Saturday, 5/4 and Sunday, 5/5 and with star Stephen McClintic following the 7:40 pm show Monday, 5/6 through Wednesday, 5/8.
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John Bailey, the great cinematographer and the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will introduce the 7:30 pm show of I AM CUBA on Friday, 4/12.
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Saturday April 13th 1:50 PM
Theme: Where do we go from here? A conversation around reentry and recidivism
An open and honest conversation about the justice system.
Conversation w/ Elyssa Caplan (Clean Slate Staff Attorney for Bet Tzedek), & Director Stephanie Wang-Breal, & Esther Suh (Co-founder & Director of Dwelle Collaborative)
Sat April 13th 7:10 PM
Theme: The War on Sex Work
In recent years, the conversation surrounding the rights of sex workers has developed in new and exciting ways. With sex workers such as the stockholm escorts speaking out about the need for better protections for people working in the adult industry, this talk provides a unique opportunity to hear about what the future holds for sex work. More people are accepting of the fact that sex work is one of the oldest known professions and with the digital age taking over, it has led to the increase in popularity of sites like OnlyFans and EhoCams.com – sites which allow sex workers to work online without risk of harm.
Conversation w/ Siouxsie Q (Secretary of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, author of Truth, Justice, and the American Whore, Creator and host of Ill Repute! and The WhoreCast) & Director Stephanie Wang-Breal, & Lauren Levitt (PhD candidate in Communication at the University of Southern California and a member of the Sex Worker Outreach Project – Los Angeles)
Sunday April 14th 7:10pm
Theme: Blowin Up the Bechdel Test
Is representation of women in fiction improving? Or are old habits proving difficult to beat?
Conversation w/ Melissa Verdugo (Manager of Programs at Women in Film) & Director Stephanie Wang-Breal
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WILLIAM director Tim Disney will participate in a Q&A following the 7:10 pm show on Saturday, 4/13 .
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THE LAST writer/director Jeffrey Lipsky and star Rebecca Schull will participate in Q&A’s following the 4 pm and 7:10 pm shows on Friday, 4/26 at the Royal and after the 4 pm and 7 pm shows on Saturday, 4/27 at the Town Center.
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WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY? director Roberta Grossman will participate in a Q&A following the 1pm show on Thursday, 5/2.
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ROLL RED ROLL panel discussions:
FRIDAY 4/5 7:40pm: Bold Voices Disrupting Rape Culture
Join Director Nancy Schwartzman in a conversation with Carmen Rios, digital editor of Ms. Magazine, co-founder of Argot Magazine.
SATURDAY 4/6 5:30pm: Beyond True-Crime: Composing Music for Complex Stories
A conversation with Director, Nancy Schwartzman, film composer Nima Fakhrara (Resident Evil Biohazard), and musician Morgan Kibby (White Sea, Women of the Sun) who wrote the original song Master of Myself for Roll Red Roll.
SUNDAY 4/7 5:30pm: Could Sex-Education Have Saved Steubenville?
A conversation with Director, Nancy Schwartzman; Dr. Caroline Heldman, intersectional feminist, and Professor at Occidental; with moderator Heidi N. Moore, journalist, formerly of the Guardian and Wall Street Journal.
