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Q&A’s for Acclaimed Documentary QUEST this Weekend at the Monicas.

December 15, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

QUEST filmmaker Jon Olshefski will participate in Q&A’s at the Monica Film Center after the 7:20 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, as well as the 2:20 screening on Saturday. L.A. Times film critic Justin Chang will moderate the Friday Q&A and NASHVILLE writer Tim Olshefski will moderate the Saturday Q&A.

https://vimeo.com/240185573

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Featured Films, Filmmaker in Person, Films, Q&A's, Santa Monica

THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR Filmmaker Q&A’s Opening Day at the Monicas.

December 7, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR producer Beth Hubbard will participate in Q&A’s at the Monica Film Center after the 4:40 and 7:10 PM screenings on Friday, December 8. Producer Laurens Grant will join her for the second screening.

https://vimeo.com/243681845

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THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Q&A’s at the Monica Film Center.

November 15, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Q&A schedule after 7:20 PM screenings:
11/16: Screening hosted by Imagination WorldWide and The Film Collaborative, with a panel featuring Director Jessica M. Thompson, star Stephanie Beatriz (Bonnie), actor Conrad Ricamora (Jack), Producer Carlo Velayo, Co-Producer Myriam Schroeter, Cathy Hillman of UN Women and moderated by producer Michael Cuomo.

11/17 ~ Panel with filmmakers.
11/18 ~ Talkback hosted by Julie Rosing, producer-host of the Lady Parts Justice podcast ReproMadness with LPJ founder Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show.
11/19: Seed&Spark/Big Vision screening with talkback hosted by Emily Best, the founder of Seed&Spark, Maggie van De Loo of the Crisis Text Line, Michelle Kantor of Cinefemme, and Amy Rosner, co-director of the upcoming documentary Second Assault.

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LAEMMLE LIVE presents: Elemental Choir Dec 3

November 14, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

LAEMMLE LIVE presents: Elemental Choir Dec 3This is a Free Event
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Join us December 3 at the Monica Film Center as we usher in the winter holidays with the joyful sounds of ELEMENTAL CHOIR.

The choir is a program of Elemental Music, created to inspire, train, and nurture young musicians in Santa Monica. The program began in 2004 by an SMMUSD music teacher who wanted to create an opportunity for elementary students to play in an orchestra throughout the school year, make new friends, and get excited about music. Since then, more than 1,000 students have participated in Elemental Music. Initially serving only 25 elementary school students, programs now serve nearly 300 elementary and middle school students in seven different programs this season.

Elemental Choir is one of Elemental Music’s newest and fastest growing programs. The Choir is comprised of third, fourth and fifth grade auditioned singers from over ten different Westside elementary schools. Teachers in the community recognize that engaging staff and inspiring repertoire choices help foster a strong sense of identity in young musicians. Our students work with expert teaching artists to polish their technical skills and dig into the joys of music-making, all in a social setting. We offer many opportunities for student performances throughout the year at three different Elemental concerts plus various public events in the Santa Monica community. Elemental Music’s young musicians blossom in their own ways, both socially and musically. This vibrant program inspires a love of music in the hearts of some of the westside’s youngest artists.

EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, December 3, 2017
11:00 AM
Monica Film Center

This is a Free Event
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Leave a Comment Filed Under: Ahrya Fine Arts, Laemmle Live, Music Hall 3, News, Royal, Santa Monica

Gilbert Gottfried in Person for Q&A’s at the Fine Arts and Monicas.

November 2, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

Gilbert Gottfried in Person for Q&A's at the Fine Arts and Monicas.Q&A’s with Gilbert Gottfried on Friday 11/10 after the 7:00PM GILBERT screening at the Monica Film Center, after the 8:00PM show at the Ahrya Fine Arts, and on Saturday 11/11 after the 7:00PM show at the Monica Film Center.

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About the Film:
Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried has had quite the career. Rocketing to fame in the 1980’s, he was thrust into public consciousness thanks to his brash personality and off-kilter comic timing. Now, foul-mouthed and unapologetic after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself…as a family man.

Director Neil Berkeley’s “Gilbert” reveals an unexpected side to the iconic comedian. The film peeks behind the larger-than-life persona at a more personal story about growing up in Brooklyn and becoming a husband and father late in life. Gottfried’s ability to bring humor to even the darkest situations has, at times, gotten him into trouble. Still he soldiers on, an expert craftsman at bringing his audience to the edge (and sometimes pushing them over). Gilbert strips the comedic character away to reveal the man behind it. Berkeley allows the audience an intimate — even vulnerable — view of Gottfried out of character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLa3XVMfUzo

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JANE Filmmaker in Person this Weekend for a Santa Monica Q&A.

November 2, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle 1 Comment

JANE filmmaker Brett Morgen will participate in a Q&A after the 7:50 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Saturday, November 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc7a57a1ZgQ

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LUCKY Director John Carroll Lynch in Person for a Monica Film Center Q&A.

October 27, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

LUCKY director John Carroll Lynch will participate in a Q&A after the 7 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Monday, October 30.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLLkj84GAo

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FLESH AND BLOOD Q&A’s this Weekend in Santa Monica.

October 26, 2017 by Lamb Laemmle Leave a Comment

FLESH AND BLOOD writer-director-actor Mark Webber, actress Cheri Honkala, and actor Guillermo Santos will participate in Q&A’s at the Monica Film Center after the 7:30 shows on Friday and Saturday, October 27 and 28 and after the 2:10 show on Sunday, October 29. Actress Rosario Dawson will moderate the Friday Q&A; actor-screenwriter Will McCormack will moderate the Saturday Q&A; and Indiewire writer Steve Greene will moderate the Sunday Q&A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CA6pP-2t04

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Tickets: http://laemmle.com/film/artfully-united | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/3b8JTym | ARTFULLY UNITED is a celebration of the power of positivity and a reminder that hope can sometimes grow in the most unlikely of places. As artist Mike Norice creates a series of inspirational murals in under-served neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, the Artfully United Tour transforms from a simple idea on a wall to a community of artists and activists coming together to heal and uplift a city.

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