Los Angeles PROUD Movie Night | Grand Park + Outfest screening

WHEN:

9/23/2017 -9/23/2017

WHERE:

PROUD Movie Night | Grand Park + Outfest screening, Los Angeles

DESCRIPTION:

The Music Center continues its series of intimate events that invite the Los Angeles LGBTQ and ally community to celebrate and connect with each other with Grand Park + Outfest Present PROUD Movie Night. Developed in collaboration with a coalition of partners and partner organizations to reflect the diverse interests and experiences of the LGBTQ Angeleno community, Grand Park partners with Outfest to present a picnic and screening in celebration of fresh and diverse voices in film. Filmmakers and actors will introduce the showcase of short films from the Outfest Fusion Festival and share insight about their craft. Guests can come early to enjoy a late summer afternoon in the park with the sights, sounds and tastes of the summer including DJs, food trucks and the park’s popular splash pad and playground. The screening will be held on the Performance Lawn. Outfest Fusion is an annual film festival celebrating queer communities of color. To learn more, visit http://www.outfest.org/about-outfest-fusion/. 5:30pm DJ set starts and picnicking begins 7:30pm Q&A with filmmakers as the sun sets 8-9:30pm Screening THE FUTURE IS QUEER Dir: Cole Santiago, 1 min. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Dir: Max Cole, 10 min. ENCUENTRO Dir: Florencia Manovil, 16 min. CALLED HOME Dir: Jason Piemnoppakao, 6 min. THE FIRST SESSION Dir: Ryan Logan, 6 min. TRANSCEND Dir: Kaisan Rei, 17 min. RIBBIONS Dir: Brandon Cordeiro, 9 min. WHITTIER BLVD Dir: Michael Patrick Spillars, 17 min.