Heath ledger and ratatouille among milwaukees alternate. Paolo davanzo was born in italy and immigrated to the united states with his family at age 7. Cubs lisa marr returns to vancouver for fieldhouse residency. Eighteen years in the making, paolo and his band of cinematic enthusiasts offer classes on filmmaking which are free for youth and. Chinatown takeout an film noir homage exploring issues of gentrification and displacement in las chinatown created by the echo park film center spring 2017 youth class. Paolo started epfc in honor of his parents, social justice activists. With the help of his wife, lisa marr, they grew the center to encompass a microcinema and a mobile film school. Paolo davanzo and lisa marr travel the world, sharing movies and music with the masses. Paolo davanzo community approaches to media activism and.
Echo park film center celebrates santa monicas camera. The day paolo opened the echo park film center a downhome community media arts cooperative providing equal and affordable access to filmvideo education and resources lisa walked in. Lisa marr and paolo davanzo are filmmakers, educators and community cinema activists whose work is a catalyst for creative collaboration and positive social change. Interview with anne bray of freewaves, mike blockstein of. December 6, 20 will mark echo park film centers 12th year of operation. This cheery trait is pure paolo, and it completely infuses the echo. We provide equal and affordable access to filmvideo education and resources via. Echo park film center lets members of the community take specialized classes and use free film and video resources to tell their stories. I moved to echo park in 1998 when i was looking for a place to plant new roots. Human rights film festival founder paolo davanzo to give. Echo park film center celebrates santa monicas camera obscura. Paolo davanzo 2016 fellowship for visual artists california. Hfpa granteeecho park film center, the brainchild of cultural activists and filmmakers extraordinaire lisa marr and paolo davanzo, is a. Paolo davanzo is a filmmaker, educator and cofounder of the echo park film center.
Cola grantee paolo davanzo is a filmmaker, educator and cofounder of the echo park film center. His parents were both social justice activists who died very early in his life and their passing became the impetus for opening epfc in 2001. A documentary exploring and celebrating the home movie in southern california created by the echo park film center fall 20 youth class. Echo park film center guerilla screening hollywood blvd. Paolo davanzo, cofounder of the echo park film center, introduces a short film. I love the way paolo davanzo jazzes up his emails with exclamation points.
This week were featuring the echo park film center. At echo park center, only the length of screenings is. Echo park film center goes dutch scenes and sightings. Chinatown takeout an film noir homage exploring issues of gentrification and displacement in las chinatown created by. According to the organizations website, the directors conceive of the epfc as a microcinema echo park film center, par. We talk with paolo davanzo, founderexecutive director and lisa marr. He was born in italy to an italian father and a canadian mother and then emigrated to north america as a child.
From april 2325, the epfc extended family is taking over human resources a considerably larger space specializing in experimental art and film for three days and nights of performances, media installations and. While nearly half of attendees came with film, by all accounts the showstopper was a 400 ft. Christine palma interviews anne bray of freewaves, mike blockstein of public matters, and paolo davanzo of the echo park film center about their out the window. My father had passed away the year before and i spent that time looking to create a media arts center that would provide free film and videos resources for youth.
She began volunteering at the film center, working with founder paolo davanzo, who would later become her husband. At echo park center, only the length of screenings is predictable. He was born in italy to an italian father and a canadian mother and then. The echo park film center grew to encompass a microcinema, a mobile film school, and classes for youth, adults and seniors. Marco braunschweiler, madison brookshire, tuni chatterji, brenda contreras, paolo davanzo, kate lain, alima lee, lisa marr, beaux mingus, alee peoples. He believes in the power of cinema to create change, love.
Echo park film center celebrates 10 years of cinema and. Hfpa granteeecho park film center, the brainchild of cultural activists and filmmakers extraordinaire lisa marr and paolo davanzo, is a community. The echo park film center provides equal and affordable access to film video education and resources via a community microcinema and meeting space, free and lowcost filmmaking classes and workshops, comprehensive small format film. Echo park film center celebrates santa monicas camera obscura naomi okuyama, city of santa monica. The echo park film center represents many things to many people. Shauna mcgarry president hilary rhode treasurer nerve macaspac secretary monica chavez director paolo davanzo director lisa marr director. The echo park film center is a nonprofit media arts organization that regularly offers affordable filmmaking workshops and screenings in their cozy echo park headquarters. An introduction to 16mm film mechanics using bolex reflex cameras.
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