TOMORROW: "A Small Act"

Hello Feministas, and Happy New Year!!

I hope you all had a lovely holiday season, enjoying the snow/ rain/ multiple screenings of Black Swan.. etc.

I'm excited to kick off the new year with such a positive event. The Hammer Museum will be screening the documentary "A Small Act", Produced and Directed by Jennifer Arnold, and Produced by Patti Lee.

One of my focuses for the new year is to make positive contributions to my surroundings, therefore creating positive change in the lives around me. This is the perfect way to begin, and this film is the perfect introduction to a year of positive ripple effects.

You may have already heard about "A Small Act",  it's gotten so much great buzz and has been awarded the Elle/ Garnier Film Independent Directing Fellowship, and the Women In Film National Geographic All Roads Film Program award.  I can't wait to see it, and I'm bringing tissues. Here's a little synopsis.

"A Small Act explores the ripple effect a single action can create. This award winning documentary tells the story of Chris Mburu, a young man from Kenya, and his astonishing journey from an impoverished village to becoming a Harvard Law School graduate and a human rights lawyer for the United Nations. Eventually Mburu traces the woman who sponsored his early education for 50 cents a day, and finds she is a Holocaust survivor, who is amazed to discover that her small act of generosity has led to educating a man who would then dedicate his life to fighting crimes against humanity." - Hammer Museum


Writer/ Director/ Producer Jennifer Arnold and Producer/DP Patti Lee will be there for a Q&A following the screening.

But best of all, the screening is FREE! Just another reason to love The Hammer Museum. (They're not paying me, I swear. I just think they're great)

Here's the Info:

Date: January 4, 2011
Time: 7:00PM
Location:
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310.443.7000

And here's the trailer .... About those tissues...

TOMORROW: Book Signing - "Good Girls Don't" by Patti Hawn

Hello My Intellectual Femmely,

Tomorrow night, first time Author Patti Hawn is going to be signing copies of her new book "Good Girls Don't: A Memoir by Patti Hawn" at Pages: A Bookstore in Manhattan Beach.

I think this one is especially cool.  I share a mutual friend with the author and have heard only rave reviews of her as a woman, and a friend. I can't wait to see what she brings as an Authoress.

Here's a little blurb about the book from the website.

"... A deeply personal first-hand account of what it was like to be trapped in an unwanted pregnancy at the close of an era where home economics took precedence over sex education. It tells the story of the last generation of young women to experience life on the eve of the sexual revolution of the sixties and the passing of legislation legalizing abortion.  It is a unique time in history, foreign to an entire generation of women, that resulted in an incredible number of reunions between birth parents and their children --- 20, 30 and 40 years after."

I come from a family of re-united adoption, and I know how powerful that connection is. I can't wait to hear Ms. Hawn talk about her experiences first hand.  Please come along, and bring an open mind, and an open heart.

Where:
Pages: A Bookstore
904 Manhattan Beach Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

When:
Friday, Dec. 3rd
6PM - 8PM

xo
LAF
 

This Week: Regina Spektor - Live In London

Hello Feministas!

This is great news, Downtown Indipendent is having a 'One Night Only' Showing of Regina Spektor's concert film "Live In London" tomorrow night! I didn't even know Regina Spektor had a concert film, which makes it especially bad ass.

If you don't know Regina Spektor's music, check it out for sure. She's great. Think Tori Amos, but with comprehensible lyrics.  (No offense, T.)

This is her latest video for "Eet". So good......



The film is directed by music video director, and frequent Regina collaborator, Adria Petty. Check out her website. I'm officially obsessed with her work. (Take a look at the trailer for her Paris Hilton doc. Hot. )

Here's the info for tomorrow night's screening. I'm definitely gonna try to make it, and I hope to see you there!

Where: Downtown Independent
             215 Main St.
             Los Angeles, CA 90012

When: Saturday, November 20th - 11PM

Price: $8!!

See you there!
xo
LAF