Over five weeks, filmmakers from across the world converged for the Global Media Makers (GMM) LA Residency a cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S.

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You’re invited to join us for an advance theatrical screening of Nickel Boys, followed by an in-person conversation with ...

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You're invited to join us for a theatrical screening of The Apprentice, followed by an in-person conversation with executive producer Amy Baer and actor ...

If you’re anything like me, when you were in high school, you took every opportunity to pick up a camera for a school project rather than write a boring old essay. I’d wager these Future Filmmakers ...

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