Join us for our first ever Poetry Workshop in honor of World Poetry Day! Spoken word artist, PunkinFromPluto, leads us on a discovery of spoken word and shares a 90-minute workshop that covers various writing styles and will give you time to create your own piece. We hope you’ll then feel inspired to share what you’ve written in our Poetry Showcase!
The digital media space is a multi-billion-dollar industry and growing faster than ever. With the rise of diverse female driven content, these stories have directly contributed to the presence and overall growth of the digital media landscape. In this panel discussion, we’ve invited ladies from FBE/REACT, Buzzfeed and All Def Digital to talk about how they are shaping female voices and influencing female driven narratives in digital media.
What defines a hero? A hero could be a historical figure, social activist, or even a friend or family member who has had a positive impact. Celebrate Black History Month and African-American heroes through the visual arts and join us for a showcase of student work this Friday!
In this installment of our Barrier Breakers series, we discuss the art of time management with military veteran, alumna and location manager Paquita Hughes. Between her work on 100 IMDB credits, including HBO’s Golden Globe nominated show Perry Mason, and running her own production company, Paquita joins us for a conversation about balancing creative projects with daily responsibilities and making the most of every hour in the day.
Jacques Thelemaque is an American screenwriter and director best known as the president of the Los Angeles film collective Filmmakers Alliance. He previously served on the board of directors for The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (now Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival) and currently sits on the advisory board of the IFP Emerging Filmmaker Labs as well as the boards of the Downtown Film Festival and the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Join us for a chat with Alumni Jason Beale! Jason is the Director of Post Production for Legendary Pictures and has worked on Thor: Ragnorak, Godzilla vs Kong, and the upcoming Dune among many other projects.
Join us for a chat with Alumni Sean Cooper! We’ll hear about Sean’s experiences while working with artists including Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Mary Mary, Musiq Soulchild, BJ The Chicago Kid, Jennifer Hudson and Kanye West. We’ll also talk about how he’s giving back in his community through music.
Join us this month for our FIRST 2021 LARS LIVE “Wellness Check” – streamed live on TWITCH and FB Live! We will be focusing on mental health awareness this month and will showcase student musical artists, animation, and film student’s work! Our special guest host is Blaq Thompson.
Join us for our FINAL LARS Live of 2020! We’re highlighting the “BEST OF 2020” selected from our student artists this year!
Watch this LARS Live from November 2020. We will showcase student work from the animation program as well as three student musical artists who will perform!
