Community Event Film Screening of (In)visible Cities Saturday, June 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 18th Street Arts Center 1629 18th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 FREE Open to the public, Free parking available. For information and free tickets: invisiblecities1.eventbrite Reception and Q&A with filmmaker Gianpaolo Bucci and journalist Beatrice Kabutakapua On Saturday, June 29 at 6 pm there will be a screening of (IN)VISIBLE CITIES #1, the first episode of an independent documentary by 18th Street Arts Center visiting artists in residence Gianpaolo Bucci and Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakapua. The project follows the lives of African migrants around the world, giving a voice to those who have found a "home" within Sub-Saharan African communities outside of the African continent. By subverting filmmaking and journalism laws, Bucci and Kabutakapua access stories migrants’ journeys, settlements and cultures. (IN)VISIBLE CITIES is rooted in extensive research across twelve international cities: Brisbane, Brussels, Cardiff, Cape Town, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Naples, Oslo, Quibdò, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Each city will be the focus of an episode that will be sited on an interactive website. In this first episode, Bucci and Kabutakapua meet Somali and Sudanese migrants living in Butetown, a community in the city of Cardiff in the United Kingdom. Butetown is considered the oldest and largest Somali community in the United Kingdom and has become a multicultural hub in Cardiff. As a series, (IN)VISIBLE CITIES aims to become an educational tool to facilitate social inclusion and promote cultural diversity. There will be a reception and Q & A with the artists. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit invisiblecities1.eventbrite
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 03:59:00 +0000
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