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Coming Soon: #LOLASJOURNEY


LOGLINE: When a young woman is blamed for her life-threatening health issues due to her size, a medical emergency pushes her to advocate for her life.

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Contact me for more information, Look Book/Deck, or script. 

The press release can be viewed here.

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About LatinX Representation and my Journey as a Filmmaker


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Short + Sweet Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Short + Sweet Hollywood Festival. Select block "Del Rio" to see original Latino plays in a ten-minute format, including ROSA, written by Ruben Mendive and directed by Ana Lydia Monaco.
ROSA is an English-language play that in both a dramatic and comedic fashion, highlights the differences between Latinos and our lived experiences.  

Jacqueline Castañeda stars as ROSA,  Leah Lopez is KARLA and Alberto Ocampo is the show's COP. 

ROSA runs from October 11-14 at the Marilyn Monroe Theater in Hollywood. Buy your tickets here and enter ‘HALFTIX’* at check-out for half price early bird tickets across the whole festival (excluding our semi finals and finals).

* NOTE: This code will be removed by 9/13 or when the allocation runs out – hurry!
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BTHVN Tour Commemorates Beethoven's 250th Birthday

Recently, I was invited by DHL to preview the first U.S. stop on the global BTHVN exhibit tour celebrating the life, work, musical and cultural legacy of Ludwig von Beethoven.

The BTHVN traveling pop-up exhibit is a partnership between Beethoven-Haus Bonn and DHL to commemorate Beethoven's 250th birthday. While eight US and international stops are scheduled for the tour, the uniquely Los Angeles stop included concertos featuring Gustavo Dudamel, Lang Lang and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Whether in Los Angeles or New York, prior to each weekend concert, the weeklong BTHVN pop-up exhibit will feature interactive activities highlighting music, media and historical artifacts including a real violin owned by Beethoven – as well as replica pianos on loan from Beethoven-Haus Bonn.

Many of the featured original objects will be shown internationally for the first time including an ear trumpet used by the composer and an original print from Andy Warhol’s Beethoven series from 1987.

Both my husband and I were fortunate to view items unique to Los Angeles, including Beethoven’s viola and original scores that where reflected in the LA Phil programming.

While the Los Angeles BTHVN pop-up tour and Beethoven programming has ended, future US stops will also offer pre-concert lectures for ticket holders highlighting each stops unique elements.Visit the official BTHVN WEBSITE to learn more about the BTHVN pop-up exhibit tour and its schedule.
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KCET's ARTBOUND Returns for its Tenth Season

"Desert X" Episode: Mirage by Doug Aitken
The KCET Original Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND is returning for its tenth season on Wednesday, May 15 at 9 p.m. PT.  The tenth season of the series will examine the lives, works and creative processes of arts and culture innovators making an impact in Southern California and beyond, including ceramicist Edith Heath, gospel legend James Cleveland and Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa.
To launch the tenth season of ARTBOUND, a FREE premiere screening of the debut episode “Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience” will take place at Downtown Los Angeles’ Japanese American National Museum’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. A Q&A and a light reception will follow the screening. RSVPs are recommended HERE or at janm.org/events/2019/05/#09
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange debuts Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition, in The Cathedral Cultural Center on the Christ Cathedral Campus. The limited time exhibit is an immersive experience of museum quality and near-life size reproduction of the iconic master’s frescos that adorn the Sistine Chapel in Rome, recreating the awe and wonder of arguably one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements.
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While the introduction and information in the pre-show area of the exhibition will prepare visitors for a new staging of Michelangelo’s works and awaken their curiosity, the overwhelming impression for the observer will be the dimensions of the art, the closeness to the picture, and the modern style of the exhibition. As a result, the visitor can explore the artwork up close at a distance impossible to achieve in the Sistine Chapel.
Visitors who have never seen the originals promises to intrigue and inspire art lovers to visit the Sistine Chapel, while those who have already visited the Sistine Chapel will find a new way of appreciating one of the greatest works of art.

The exhibit is open to the public from April 13, 2019 through January 11, 2020, and can be seen seven days a week. Refer to the website for black-out dates and ticket prices.
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Los Angeles Food Bowl Mesamérica & DFiesta

¡Finalmente ha llegado! 

 The Los Angeles Times Food Bowl, a month-long celebration of LA's food and people, is back for its third year and kicks-off with its Mesamérica & DFiesta events scheduled for April 30th..

 Mesamérica, the first incarnation of Mexican Chef Enrique Olvera's celebrated symposium to be held outside of Mexico, is being held at the Million Dollar Theatre. The symposium will explore the culinary and cultural interconnectedness of Mexico City and Los Angeles, while celebrating the sister cities' 50-year anniversary. 

 Following Mesamérica L.A., the DFiesta progressive party will take place next door at  Grand Central Market where most of the market will feature for-purchase chef collaborations, roving Mariachi band. 

Guests will enjoy food Collaborations by: Ditroit (Olvera’s forthcoming L.A. taqueria) x China Cafe, Don Vergas Mariscos (Mexico City) x The Oyster Gourmet (featuring Sanctuary Oysters by Sol Azul), Los Panchos (Mexico City) x Sari Sari Store and Petty Cash Taqueria, Guerrilla Tacos, and Horse Thief BBQ. The evening event ends with Mexico City-inspired merriment at La Cita.

 Tickets for Mesamérica L.A. are $35 each, while Mesamérica L.A. + DFiesta tickets are $85 each.
Following Mesamérica L.A. and DFiesta, the Los Angeles Food Bowl will continue to celebrate the city’s dynamic food scene, chefs and restaurants that have helped put Los Angeles on the map, along with rare local appearances by internationally renowned chefs.  

 Los Angeles Food Bowl activities include Things in a Bowl, Brunch & Lunch, Classes, Markets & Tours, Cocktails & Canapes, Exclusive Dinners & Dishes, Giveback, Kids in the Kitchen, Panels & Talks, Pop-Ups & Parties, and Test Kitchen.

 For additional information and festival updates, visit lafoodbowl.com. Connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @LAfoodbowl (#LAfoodbowl #31daysoffood)
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Art + Femenism Hosts Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Events in an Effort to Close the Gender Gap Online

Studies show that fewer than 16% of Wikipedia contributors identify as female and 75% are under the age of 30. Because of this, Wikipedia’s content is skewed by the lack of representation by women and important stories remain untold.

To combat the lack of female representation, Art+Feminism is hosting Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon events at various Southern California museums and art institutions every weekend in March.
I invite you to be a part of the change and help lessen this disparity so that more cis and transgender women and their accomplishments are represented on the world's go-to source for information by joining us at one of the following Edit-a-Thon events:

Saturday, March 9: Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College hosts an edit-a-thon focused on Latinx Women+Non-Binary Artists. A Wikipedia training session for beginners will take place at Noon.
Address/Time: 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez (Monterey Park), Noon–4pm.

Sunday, March 10: Hammer Museum hosts an edit-a-thon focused on Women+Film+Media. Wikipedia training sessions for beginners will take place at Noon and 3pm, and a free photo booth invites women artists and filmmakers to stop by and have their portraits taken for Wikimedia Commons.
Address/Time: 10899 Wilshire Boulevard (Westwood), Noon–5pm.

Sunday, March 17: LACMA hosts an edit-a-thon focused on Women+Design+Craft. Wikipedia training sessions for beginners will be held at Noon and 3pm. At 2pm, LACMA Associate Curator Staci Steinberger will lead a free tour of West of Modernism: California Graphic Design, 1975–1995, focusing on key women represented in the exhibition.
Address/Time: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard (Miracle Mile), Noon–5pm.

Note: LACMA offers free supervised activities for children (ages 3-1/2–12) through the Andell Family Sundays program. To participate in these activities, follow the directions on the RSVP form.

Thursday, March 21: MCA San Diego hosts an edit-a-thon focused on women artists in MCASD’s permanent collection as part of their monthly after-hours event, “Downtown at Sundown.”
Address/Time: 1100 Kettner Boulevard (San Diego), 5–8pm.

Sunday, March 31: California African American Museum edit-a-thon focused on women artists in CAAM’s permanent collection and those who have exhibited at the museum over the years. A Wikipedia training session for beginners will be held at 1pm.
Address/Time: 600 State Drive (Exposition Park), 1–4pm.
RSVP to attend any of the Edit-a-Thon's and make sure to bring your laptop or tablet to create and improve Wikipedia pages with a bit of research and writing while collaborating with other women to combat gender bias on Wikipedia.
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California Visionaries - Seminal Studio Craft




The Craft in America Center will inaugurate its newly designed gallery with a landmark exhibition of over 40 historic key works by many of the most influential and innovative Californian craft artists from the mid-twentieth century.  

 This exhibition will celebrate Californian visionary artists who shaped the future with a far-reaching commitment to expand craft, break barriers and forge new visions all their own.

This exhibition prominently features the foremost collection of California craft: the collection of Forest L. Merrill. Merrill's collection includes some of the finest examples of works made by revered Californian craft pioneers and visionaries over the past century. Since Merrill acquired his first work of art in the 1960s, he has taken a visionary approach to collecting in seeking out technical innovation, subtlety, and material mastery. Merrill has supported the limitless possibilities of craft and formed deep friendships with the artists who create these works.  

 Opening Saturday, March 2 from 4-6pm
4pm: Q&A with Forrest L. Merrill
5pm: Reception

RSVP to rsvp@craftinamerica.org
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The Who Launch Pop-Up Magic Buses in Los Angeles

In celebration of their recently announced 2019 North American MOVING ON! Tour, The Who have launched a series of pop up Magic Buses straight from the 60s in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. The buses are inspired by The Who’s iconic song “Magic Bus” and compilation album, Magic Bus – The Who On Tour from 1968.

Fans in Los Angeles can see the double decker buses now through February 10th as they hit the streets from Santa Monica to Hollywood and over to Downtown L.A.. A full map of the buses’ routes can be viewed HERE. Fans who spot the bus can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win two premium tickets to The Who’s tour stop nearest to them.
Post a picture of the bus on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #MagicBusEntry and follow + tag @LiveNation in the image for your chance to win two premium tickets to the Los Angeles tour stop. Sweepstakes ends Feb 10, 2019 at 11:59pm PST.  See rules here: http://bit.ly/MagicBusRules.
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"ROMA" Community Screenings

Following Roma’s 10 Oscar nominations and two Golden Globe® wins, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and Participant Media have announced a nationwide effort of community screenings for domestic workers and employers in 12 cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, and New York.

These screenings are part of a larger campaign to encourage viewers take action and explore how they can make a difference for the women who care for our families and homes.
Roma comes at a time  of incredible momentum in the fight towards equality and the improvement of working conditions for domestic workers. To date, eight states and one city have passed laws to expand rights for domestic workers. This year alone, Senator Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal will be introducing the first national Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

While these screenings have been filled with members of partner organizations, you can also help domestic workers at a personal level by contributing to the first ever benefits platform for housecleaners called Alia.

Alia allows for employers and supporters of housecleaners to provide paid time off with as little as $5 (monthly contribution). While house cleaners in California and New York can also access accident insurance, critical illness insurance, life insurance, or disability insurance.

To find out how to support domestic workers, visit: www.roma.domesticworkers.org
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San Diego Museum Month

When most of us think about San Diego, we picture glorious blue beaches, perfect weather, family friendly activities, and tacos for every palate.

While all of the above is true, very few people realize that San Diego is also the home to more than forty cultural institutions and museums. Or, as I like to say, a museum discovery can be had every day of the week when in San Diego.
That's exactly why Hilton partnered with the San Diego Museum Council to create a "Museum Package" that offers half-priced admission to more than 40+ museums and special hotel pricing during the entire month of February.
For those of us living in So Cal, #SDMuseumMonth gives us the opportunity to recharge our batteries and fill our soul with art with just a short drive from home. While those traveling from all corners of the world can get a glimpse to what San Diego art curators and historians are discovering both locally and abroad.
Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a week vacation, there is no better time than February  to visit San Diego this year. Here's a few tips to help you plan your #SDMuseumMonth visit:

 #SDMuseumMonth Essential Travel Tips:

Where to stay:
2137 Pacific Hwy Suite B, San Diego, CA 92101

Where to eat:
Breakfast:
The Bayside Kitchen and Bar is conveniently located at the Hilton Garden Inn and offers a breakfast buffet - that includes fresh made waffles, pancakes or French Toast. While all are TO-DIE-FOR,  order the French toast. Trust me!

Lunch:
San Diego has great Tacos, but Lucha Libre Taco Shop is more than food. It's also a fun place to hang-out and munch on unexpected combos, like the surf and turf tacos!

Happy Hour:
Balboa Park, the West Coast response to Grand Central Park, has several museums and eateries, but Panama 66 is my favorite. While you can order most of your drink faves, you can also twist-it up a bit and get cider on tap, y'all!

Dinner:
Drive, walk or trolly to Old Town San Diego, and sample hand-made tortillas before you make your dinner selection any one of the colorful Mexican and Cal-Mexican restaurants on the "strip." Order the "Frida Margarita" if you decide on Cafe Coyote.

Get your pass:
Receive your Museum Month pass when you check-in at participating Hilton hotels

Plan your museum stops:
Visit the San Diego Museum Council website for the latest information about Museum Month and upcoming exhibitions. Some of my favorite San Diego museums include:

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Museum of Man

Museum of Photographic Arts

San Diego Museum of Art

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Photo L.A. 2019


PHOTO L.A. a collaborative platform that links the international photography community of world-class artists, photographers, galleries, dealers, and publishers, announces its debut at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA, February 1 - February 3, 2019, with an opening preview on Thursday, January 31, 2019 to benefit Venice Arts.

Participating galleries include: Danziger Gallery, Etherton Gallery, Nino Mier Gallery, Robert Klein Gallery, Monroe Gallery of Photography, Aperture, Peter Fetterman Gallery, The Lapis Press, Nazraeli Press, Richard Moore Photographs, George Lawson Gallery, Lunn LTD, and De Soto Gallery, among many others.

Programming highlights include:
To learn more visit:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photolafair/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photolafair/
Twitter: @PhotoLAFair

VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE HERE AND BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
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Neon Museum 2019 Artist in Residence: Call for Entries


The Neon Museum recently announced its call for entries for its 2019 National Artist Residency.

Now in its fourth year, the Neon Museum National Residency offers a U.S.-based contemporary artist or group of artists the opportunity to explore and interpret the Neon Museum’s historic collection within a broader cultural context nationwide.

During the winning candidate’s tenure in Las Vegas, the local community will have multiple opportunities to engage with the artist and their work.
The successful entrant will be selected based on demonstrated artistic excellence, quality and clarity of the proposal, quality and benefit of the proposed public program and demonstrated ability to complete the project within the allotted schedule. Upon completion of the residency, the museum requests the artist contribute a mutually agreed-upon artwork to the museum’s collection.

The residency spans eight weeks, with some flexibility between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2019. For the successful candidate, the Neon Museum will provide:

  • $3,000 stipend plus a modest budget for materials, if required.
  • $800 travel allowance.
  • Living accommodations for eight weeks in downtown Las Vegas.
  • A 1,000-square-foot studio space inside the museum’s 10,000-square-foot Ne10 Studio; this space is climate-controlled (essential during Las Vegas summers) and has a ceiling height of 19 feet.
  • Access to the museum’s sign collection and archives, marketing and publicity support, photographic documentation and staffing to assisting with administering the public portion of the program.
Eligible artists must live in the United States and work in the field of visual arts (including two- and three-dimensional work as well as digital and video art), performance or sound and be over the age of 18. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, by 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Click here for application instructions.

The residency was made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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The Smithsonian to Open Its First-Ever Latino Gallery

My Creative Storytelling Production Firm, Ana Lydia Productions, was recently contracted by the Smithsonian Latino Center to produce and direct a documentary honoring the memory of Dr. C. David Molina, whose memory was immortalized with a legacy gift to open the first Latino Gallery in the Smithsonian by his five children.
Opening in 2021 on the first floor of the National Museum of American History, the Molina Family Latino Gallery will be a permanent gallery for Latinx history and culture, and feature rotating exhibitions that will include first-person narratives, participatory experiences, and viewer-generated content. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition is tentatively titled Making Home: Latino Stories of Community and Belonging.

Learn more about the Smithsonian Molina Family Latino Gallery here:



















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SAG-AFTRA Contract Workshop at #PanaFest


SAG-AFTRA is hosting a free 1-hour Contract Workshop for Panafest Festival attendees who are interested in producing Low-Budget films and/or New Media projects under a union contract on Saturday, October 27, from 1:00 – 2pm (food at 12:30) at the Lupe Ontiveros Theater inside of Los Angeles Theater Center (LATC), Spring Street, Downtown LA.

SAG-AFTRA representatives Tim Kuhl, Manager in Television and New Media and Lilliana Barzaga, Business Representative in Theatrical will conduct the workshop and answer questions independent producers may have, followed by the first block of short film screenings, including #MeetingBrown.

Reserve your FREE WORKSHOP tickets when you scroll down to FREE Workshops and Panels listed HERE.  (Use the same link to purchase FILM BLOCKS AND PASSES).

For more information about #PanaFest, visit: PIFFLA.COM and follow @PIFFLOSANGELES across all social media.
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Art Battle Los Angeles


The 2018 US National Art Battle® Live Painting tournament is hosting its first official event of the eight-city National Championship series with Art Battle Los Angeles City on Wednesday Oct 17th, 7:30pm, Downtown at Exchange LA.

The competition will feature 16 Art Battle Los Angeles champions, finalists, and all-stars. The winner of this event,  determined by audience vote, will become the  2018 Art Battle LA City Champion, and they will advance, as a National Finalist, to the Championship event on November 28th, also in Los Angeles.

Come watch the paint fly together with culture enthusiasts, painters, art collectors, and art party lovers to vote for your favorite artist in each of three rounds. Each round is only 20 minutes in length, and artists will compete with equal materials and a blank Fredrix® Canvas.

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Darren Aronofsky's #WhyDoYouVote PSA Urges Gen Z Audiences to Get Out and Vote


In the Sierra Club #WhyDoYouVote? PSA produced by Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures and Chromista, Aronofsky asked 15 Gen Z activists, active in movements for indigenous rights, gun control, rights for the disabled, immigrant rights, climate justice, and transgender equality, among others:

“Why are you voting in 2018?”


The activists interviewed, who were under 18 at the time of the 2016 election, passionately advocated for participation in this November’s election by giving answers related to current hot-topic issues including racial equality, gun control, immigration, the environment and more, in the hopes to drive Generation Z to vote this November.

Learn more about the #WhyDoYouVote campaign here:

"Text Vote2018 to 69866" to receive campaign updates.

#GETOUTANDVOTE
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Where Can You See #MeetingBrown ?

#MeetingBrown, my ten-minute narrative film about love, race and racism in a Post-Trump America, has been selected to screen at the film festivals listed* below.

#MeetingBrown has been covered in various news outlets. Contact me to request #MeetingBrown press materials, screengrabs, behind the scenes photos, or directors statement.

2020

Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force
October 17, 2020
Online 

*Website updated with new dates and festivals upon confirmation and acceptance.
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PAST SCREENINGS
Courage Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
October, 2018
Berlin, Germany

Bare Bones International Film Festival
April , 2019
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Hang on to Your Shorts Film Festival
May, 2019
Eatantown, New Jersey

Independent Shorts Awards
February, 2019
International

PIFF LA - Audience Award Winner
October, 2018
Hollywood, California

Tulsa American Film Festival
October, 2018
Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Blue Boy Conservation Exhibition

The exhibition “Project Blue Boy” will open at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on Sept. 22, 2018, offering visitors a glimpse into the technical processes of a senior conservator working on the famous painting as well as background on its history, mysteries, and artistic virtues.

For the first three to four months during the year-long exhibition, The Blue Boy will be on public view in a special satellite conservation studio set up in the west end of the Thornton Portrait Gallery, where Christina O’Connell, senior paintings conservator working on the painting and co-curator of the exhibition, will work on the painting to continue examination and analysis, as well as begin paint stabilization, surface cleaning, and removal of non-original varnish and overpaint.

It then will go off view for another three to four months while she performs structural work on the canvas and applies varnish with equipment that can’t be moved to the gallery space. Once structural work is complete, The Blue Boy will return to the gallery where visitors can witness the inpainting process until the close of the exhibition.

During the two periods when the painting is in the gallery, O’Connell will work in public view on regularly scheduled days and times. For the first in-gallery period, from Sept. 22 through January 2019 (estimated), visitors can watch the process each Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m., and on the first Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m.

“Project Blue Boy” will be accompanied by an array of public programs, including scholarly lectures, curator tours, and family activities. Also, specially trained docents will be stationed in the gallery throughout the run of the exhibition to illuminate the project and answer questions.
The Huntington 
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, Calif.

Open to the public Wednesday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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