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THIS IS CONGO Q&A’s at the Music Hall.

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THIS IS CONGO producer Geoff McLean and representatives from Friends of the Congo will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall following the 7:20 PM screenings on Saturday, June 30th and Thursday, July 5. Dr. Kasereka George Kasomo from Friends of the Congo will participate in the Saturday screening. The Thursday representative is TBA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFhOEOPG4lk&feature=youtu.be

Dr. Kasomo was born in Oicha/Beni Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He studied in Kenya where he earned a bachelor of theology (BTH). Dr. Kasomo continued his studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, where he earned an MA in Intercultural Studies, with an emphasis on Cultural Anthropology. He completed his PhD in Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University. His dissertation was on the “Creation and Maintenance of Culture of Violence in Eastern Congo.” Dr. Kasomo is currently the Senior Pastor of the African Christian Community Church of Southern California.

THE ICARUS LINE MUST DIE Filmmakers in Person for a Q&A at the Royal.

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THE ICARUS LINE MUST DIE writer-director Michael Grodner and star-writer Joe Cardamone will participate in a Q&A at the Royal after the late show on Friday, June 22.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgP_Z8BboW8

Blake Jenner in Person for BILLY BOY Q&A’s.

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BILLY BOY writer-star Blake Jenner will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall following the 7:40 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnouh3C-o6w&t=23s

Simon Baker in Person with BREATH Friday at the Monicas.

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BREATH actor-writer-director Simon Baker will participate in a Q&A at the Monica Film Center following the 7 o’clock screening on Friday, June 8.

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

Winning Soccer Film EN EL SEPTIMO DIA Q&A’s with the Filmmaker.

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EN EL SEPTIMO DIA filmmaker Jim McKay will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall following the 7:30 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16, and after the 2:30 show Sunday, June 17.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYg3mAJTWSE

BERNARD AND HUEY Filmmaker Q&A Opening Weekend at the Monicas.

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BERNARD AND HUEY director Dan Mirvish, producer Bernie Stern and actors Jim Rash, Sasha Alexander and Bellamy Young will participate in a Q&A at the Monica Film Center after the 7:30 PM screening and introduce the 10 PM screening on Friday, June 8. Actor Jay Renshaw will join Mr. Mirvish, Ms. Alexander, Mr. Rash and Ms. Bellamy for a Q&A after the 7:30 show on Saturday, June 9.

Based on a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jules Feiffer, BERNARD AND HUEY is a comedy about two old friends who reconnect after 30 years apart, and the women who complicate their lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usqo9pN2OB4

HOW JACK BECAME BLACK Q&A’s at the Music Hall.

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Meet the HOW JACK BECAME BLACK filmmaker at the following screenings:
 
 
Friday, June 1, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: Ready for a fearless dialogue on identity politics and the multiracial baby boom?
 
Featuring: Filmmaker Eli Steele
 
 
Saturday, June 2, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: What is it like raising multiracial families in today’s America?
 
Featuring: Buddy Sosthand – an award winning stuntman (Pirates of Caribbean, etc.) and the father of a multiracial family. David Raysse – a legendary shoe designer (FILA, Adidas, Skechers, Brand Black) who is mixed himself and the father of a multiracial family. They will be joined by filmmaker Eli Steele.
 
 
Sunday, June 3, 12:20 PM screening>
 
Theme: What exactly does it mean to be black, Jewish, and multiracial?
 
Featuring: Rabbinic intern Yeshaia Blakeney –  Born to a Jewish mother and a black father, he is now part of Ohr HaTorah in West Los Angeles. He and filmmaker Eli Steele will discuss their experiences – religious, racial, individual – that comes with being black and Jewish. https://www.ohrhatorah.org/yeshaia-blakeney.html

 
 
Monday, June 4, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: Ready for a fearless dialogue on identity politics and the multiracial baby boom?
 
Featuring: Filmmaker Eli Steele
 
 
Tuesday, June 5, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: What role will the race box play in an increasingly multiracial America?
 
Featuring: UCLA’s Professor Richard Sander, School of Law, and USC’s Professor Mark Pearson, Center for Education, Equity and Social Justice. Both Professors are fathers of multiracial children and are deeply invested in how the multiracial baby boom will affect government policies and other aspects of our society. They will be joined by filmmaker Eli Steele.
 
 
Wednesday, June 6, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: In an America gripped by identity politics, is it too late to begin the movement back to the individual?
 
Featuring: Liberty on the Rocks, a non-profit libertarian organization. They will be joined by filmmaker Eli Steele.
 
 
Thursday, June 6, 7:40 PM screening
 
Theme: What exactly does the multiracial identity mean?
 
Featuring: Thomas Lopez, board member of Multiracial Americans of Southern California. Lopez himself is multiracial and he will discuss with filmmaker Eli Steele what it means to be multiracial in today’s America and what the future may hold.
 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxUi-fEUPsg

 

MAINELAND Q&A’s at the Music Hall.

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MAINELAND director Miao Wang and producer Damon Smith will participate in Q&A moderated by UCLA professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagn at the Music Hall following the 4:50 PM screening on Saturday June 9 and director Miao Wang and producer Damon Smith will participate in Q&A moderated by journalist Jeff Yang following the 4:50 PM screening on Sunday, June 10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpuR-lHaPyA