November’s special instructions
- Show up on Tuesday November 3rd, at 7:45PM
- Show up to the right place: Echo Park Film Center (1200 N. Alvarado St. 90026)
- Bring a bottle (of something you wanna drink and share), $5, and a shifty look in your eyes. Come with the password, for extra credit
Cinema Speakeasy just adores short films. And Cinema Speakeasy just adored studio critiques back in art school. So Cinema Speakeasy decided to combine the two, and allow us poor old hardworking adults another chance at a no-holds-barred feedback session, through its first ever short film workshop.
We have invited 3 of the most interesting short filmmakers in L.A. to showcase their most recent work, all hot of the presses — in some cases still ON the presses — and all ready for scrutiny. Unleash your inner pundit and join our discussion leader, Cinema Speakeasy’s own Georgi Goldman, as she guides us through this critical exercise. Just be sure to come prepared to give good constructive feedback. And hey, no haters.
KITTY KITTY
Dir. Michael Medaglia will be in attendance
Running time: 10 minutes
Kitty Kitty is short thriller about love, romance and brain parasites. Val’s boyfriend has been acting strange lately. She knows he is changing, but into what?
CIVIL
Dir. Weston Middleton
Producer/Editor Erik Adolphson will be in attendance
Running time: 16 minutes
Confederate Volunteer Higgins only ever fought one battle during his Civil War. What happens to a soldier when “for God and Country ” cease to seek the same end.
9 CHASSIDIC TALES: THE STORIES OF THE BAAL SHEM TOV- ep. 1
Dir. Tawd b. Dorenfeld will be in attendance
Running time: 16 minutes
A stop-motion puppet film, this is the story of Yaakov, a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov. With the help and guidance of his Rebbe, the Baal Shem Tov, Yaakov learned a most profound lesson, one which would change his life forever.
Why this is all so special
Creating films on small budgets with passionate, dedicated crews, short filmmakers of all stripes have one thing in common: A solid grasp of the economy of space. With that said, this restricted format provides the only opportunity for (most) filmmakers to test new methodologies, experiment with ideas, develop skills and — of course — tell stories in new, executable ways.
Curated by Saskia Wilson-Brown
Filed under: Screening, Cinema Speakeasy, Echo Park Film Center, Erik Adolphson, film screening, Georgi Goldman, Michael Medaglia, Pretty Pictures, Saskia Wilson-Brown, short film, Short film workshop, Tawd b. Dorenfeld, Weston Middleton
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