Who says booze and social media don’t mix?

Cinema Speakeasy is thrilled to present a very drunk-tweet friendly screening of the dynamic new German movie Pixelschatten – a film The Cinematic Katzenjammer called “A near-perfect examination of real lives through an actual first-hand perspective”.

Our presentation partner on this screening is The Film Talk, the award-winning show of cinema reviews and interviews with Jett Loe and Gareth Higgins.

At 8:00pm, join us to raise a bottle to our brave new public-private lives. Twitpic and Facebook updates are not only encouraged but required in our first ever #TwitterToast:  @cinemaspeakeasy @ourlifeisonline

Then, at 8:30 (ish), we will screen Pixelschatten.

Pixel (Ben Gageik) is a 22-year-old small-town blogger: Everyone can read about him and his friends online. His blog “Pixelschatten” used to be the hippest thing in town, but now the local fame has faded away. His friends go to college, have new friends and interests, and his girlfriend Suse (Zora Klostermann) is irritated by the private issues revealed on the blog. When Pixel realizes that everyone but him is moving on, he changes all their lives with just one post…

Pixelschatten is a unique cinematic experience, a quirky-melancholic, yet warm and funny portrait of the Generation Internet, mixing the first-person point of view aesthetics of “Enter The Void” with the zeitgeist of “The Social Network”. But this time it’s not about the greedy entrepreneurs behind a moneymaking machine, it’s about the people that spend their everyday life online. It’s about you. And the spoilers for your life.

Pixelschatten
Runtime: 84’56′
Director: Anil Jacob Kunnel
German with English subtitles
Friday Feb. 1st, 2013
Program starts at 8:00pm
Echo Park Film Center – 1200 North Alvarado Street  Los Angeles, CA 90026

http://www.pixelschatten.com/

Tickets: $5 at the door, BYOB

At 9PM come see one of the best films to come out in this brave-new-world of cross-platform storytelling: Mark Harris’ ‘The Lost Children’.

This film — all about cults, shadow-people, and spooky storyworlds — will be followed by an equally spooky, equally unsettling secret midnight screening. That secret film… well it’s not trans-media, per se, but it’s certainly trans-something. Shhhhh….

Friday Oct 12, 9PM-2AM
9PM: Mark Harris’ ‘The Lost Children’
Mid: Secret Screening
Supper Club (657 Harrison St., San Francisco)
More information & tickets: http://www.transbayfest.com/

]]> http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2012/08/24/transbay-fest-october-12-13-in-san-francisco/feed/ 0 saskiawb flyer http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2012/07/31/the-super-secret-show-la-fri-aug-17/ http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2012/07/31/the-super-secret-show-la-fri-aug-17/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:17:48 +0000 Saskia http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/?p=3046 ]]> Cinema Speakeasy is thrilled to kick off its 2012/2013 season by bringing you an event that is true to its name. We’ve partnered up on this screening with Sub Rosa – a secretive and extremely cool Los Angeles-based organization devoted to illicit events.

On August 17th we’ll co-host a super secret screening + drinking session with 35 like minded co-conspirators. Slightly naughty both in theme and execution, this is such a verboten event that we can’t even tell you the location, the film, or the name of our host establishment. You’ll have to trust us: The movie is insane, the location is lovely, and – with a max capacity of 35 people – you’ll have to RSVP very very soon to get in.

Entry is free. Bring an open mind and some cash for drinks & nibbles.

CS and Sub Rosa present:
A Super Secret Show
Friday August 17th, 8PM
Location upon RSVP
RSVP to heythere@cinemaspeakeasy.com
Free entry, cash bar & snacks

ps. did you know that a speakeasy is also sometimes called a blind pig or a blind tiger?

pps. did you know that sub rosa means “under the rose” in latin, and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality?

We hope you will show these girls some Kickstarter love. There are a few reasons: They’re adorable, elles sont françaises, they’re producing a cutting-edge interactive documentary about Detroit, and… well… it’s about Detroit’s DIY culture.

We curated this on our Kickstarter page, and do hope you see the value as we do, to their impressive use of new technology and multiple platforms. Here are the links: Kickstarter; Website; Vimeo.

Merci!

OCCUPY FILM

When the Occupy movement hit the streets of the US and abroad, we here at Cinema Speakeasy were over the moon. As an organization devoted to furthering independent media, we know first-hand how artists of all stripes suffer under a corporate-led system. With little to no public support for the arts, most filmmakers turn to sponsorship or advertisement — with all the strings attached. In short: A new system for our country means a potentially more supportive environment for artists; a world where success is not defined by winning a crowd-sourced Doritos commercial competition.

With all this in mind, Cinema Speakeasy is thrilled to partner with the vital new organization Occupy.com to bring you a free night of short films about the Occupy movement. The film program will last about an hour, with plenty of time for drinking and socializing beforehand. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Occupy.com’s David Sauvage.

Tuesday, May 8th

8PM Doors
8:30PM Screening

9:30PM Join us for a post-screening panel on filmmaking and activism, featuring:
Gina Levy (filmmaker)
Abraham Heisler (filmmaker)
Sandrine Orabona (filmmaker)
Lisa Clapier (OccupyLA media producer)
Moderated by David Sauvage (filmmaker, Occupy.com)

Space 15 Twenty
1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles CA. 90028

Entry is free.
Cash bar, bring your designated driver!
RSVP: heythere@cinemaspeakeasy.com

Download the flyer here.

‘Tierra Brillante‘ is a moving and compelling documentary that gives voice to the spirit and aspirations of a Purepecha artisan from  Michoacan.

We will also be hosting a lead-free pottery exhibit and sale from the Michoacan communities of Santa Fe de la Laguna and Capula.  Proceeds from sales benefit Purepecha artisans and the D.I.Y. distribution of Brilliant Soil.

By custom, thousands of artisans in Mexico still use lead based glazes in their pottery without knowing the damage that this toxic element causes to their health. Herlinda, an indigenous Purepecha potter, is one of the few artisans in her community who uses alternative lead-free glazes. Having achieved safer and healthier living conditions for her family, she faces the difficult task of finding a market for her impressive pieces.

But this does not dull her dreams of having her shop thrive and her brothers return from the United States to rejoin the family tradition. An unexpected trip could crystallize this dream.

There will be beer and wine for sale at the venue, so bring your favorite designated driver.

Check out the trailer

Brilliant Soil (Tierra Brillante)
Sunday April 15^th, 7PM
Atwater Crossing Screening Space (3245 Casitas Ave., LA 90039)
Followed by a Q&A with the producer & directors
$5 at the door (goes to the filmmakers and the venue)

Cinema Speakeasy is thrilled to team up with Southern California Public Radio, 89.3 KPCC and the Crawford Family Forum to present a free sneak preview of director Brian Knappenberger’s festival buzz-maker: ”We are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists“.

Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, the London riots – all point to social media and the Internet as driving factors for their movements. And then there’s Anonymous, the radical “hacktivist” collective that has redefined civil disobedience as they set their sights on everyone from big banks to Scientology. Is there still a role for “boots on the ground”  or has the digital age changed activism forever?

Join KPCC’s social media editor P. Kim Bui, Brian Knappenberger, writer/director of “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists”, and community activist Manuel Criollo for talk about modern activism,  followed by a sneak preview screening of the film. Free with RSVP.

Check out the trailer.

RSVP HERE

Cinema Speakeasy is proud to team up with ATX to present
The 5 for 5 Clothing Swap for the East Side Lady

February’s event has nothing to do with film, but you know what? We’re diverse people with diverse tastes that need to be explored. So, we decided to take it to the east side to host our inaugural clothing swap.

With some of our old favorites, plus some new offerings hot off the 2011 presses, we think this will be a program worth laughing to, and – most importantly perhaps- drinking to.

On that note, we’re screening these shorts right above Ace Hotel + Swim Club’s beautiful outdoor bar. Dip your toes in the water as you sip your gin and tonic, play some ping-pong, and – most importantly – join us on January 15th!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Sun. January 15th, 2012
Program starts at 9:00PM
ACE Hotel & Swim Club (701 E. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92264)
at the poolside bar
Tickets: Free at the door, 21+ only
Alcohol: ACE’s mixologists will brew up their funny juices to help you get the yuks flowing.
Bring cash, and tip your bartenders.

To RSVP for the screening at Ace Hotel and Swim Club:
Email heythere@cinemaspeakeasy.com and tell us who’s coming!

]]> http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2011/12/29/funny-shorts-to-drink-to-ps-jan-15/feed/ 0 saskiawb My First Hollywood Audition ACE PSP logo http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2011/12/05/holiday-break-2/ http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/2011/12/05/holiday-break-2/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:27:26 +0000 Saskia http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/?p=2850 ]]> Hello Speakeasy-ers.

We here at CS hope you are enjoying the ramp up to the holiday season as much as we are. Our trees are twinkling and our menorahs are lit, and we’re wearing our slippers and pyjamas. All month.

We’ll see you in the new year in LA, SF and Palm Springs, with our usual jet of turbo-radness. In fact, we have so many good programs lined up that we feel confident saying that 2012 – our third year of programming – will be our best year yet… Consider it your new year’s surprise.

In the meantime, eat, drink, be merry in our honor. Also, send us stuff to watch!

See you in 2012!