Past Events - Connect

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Barrier Breakers: The Art of Time Management with Paquita Hughes

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.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

EB Presents: A Conversation with Jacques Thelemaque

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.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Barrier Breakers: Alumni Edition with Jason Beale

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.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Barrier Breakers : Alumni Edition with Sean Cooper

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.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

LARS Live – January 2021

LARS Live - January 2021

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.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

LARS Live – December 2020

LARS Live - December 2020

Join us for our FINAL LARS Live of 2020! We’re highlighting the “BEST OF 2020” selected from our student artists this year!

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

LARS Live – November 2020

LARS Live - November 2020

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!

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

LAFS 11th Annual Salute

Join us as we honor our veterans and active-duty military community for their sacrifice and service to our country. Our keynote speaker is US Marine Corps Veteran and actor Michael Broderick (True Detective)

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

LARS Live – Undead

LARS Live UNDEAD

Watch this virtual haunted LARS Live where student music performers and filmmakers will showcase their work! Though the home of LARS Live, The Ivar Theatre, has been closed since March, the spirit of LARS Live remains! We’ll be going on a virtual walk through in the darkened theatre to see what lurks!