Meet the Filmmakers Brunch & Screening - Celebrating the Founding Members of Visual Communications NEW

Celebrating the Founding Members of Visual Communications with newly restored prints of classic VC works

COMMUNITY VISIONARIES: Visual Communications and the Dawn of Asian Pacific American Cinema Presented by Visual Communications, Los Angeles Filmforum, and Downtown Independent

Date
Sunday, Dec 4, 2011

Free for Filmforum, Visual Communications, and Japanese American National Museum members

"Meet the Filmmakers" Pre-Screening Reception
11:00 am - 1:30 pm  |  Chop Suey Café, 347 E. 1st St., Los Angeles CA 90012
ADMISSION: $40, inc. catered brunch and screening ticket | Order Brunch Tix Here

Screening Reception
2:00 pm | Downtown Independent, 251 Main St., Los Angeles CA 90012
$10; $6 Students/Seniors;

Prior to the screening of Community Visionaries at the Downtown Independent, join us for a special brunch reception for Visual Communications' founding members Duane Kubo, Robert Nakamura, Alan Ohashi, and Eddie Wong, who will be joined by VC mainstay Alan Kondo, at the Chop Suey Café in Historic Los Angeles Little Tokyo.

VCers young and old will know the Chop Suey Café - as the legendary Far East Café, arguably the epicenter of the Los Angeles Little Tokyo community along with the late, great Atomic Café, Lucy's Coffee Shop, the old Mitsuru Grill, and other down-home eateries. With its distinct green awning, iconic neon sign, and uniquely down-home menu, Far East has seen many VC gatherings over the years, and has even been featured in the movies on many occasions.


The "Meet the Filmmakers" Reception will also afford an opportunity to learn more about what VC's founding members are doing these days, and give a glimpse into the upcoming activities VC has in store as it looks forward to its 50th Anniversary as the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts organization.

COMMUNITY VISIONARIES is part of the ongoing series, Alternative Projections, organized by los Angeles Filmforum as part of the major citywide exhibition, Pacific Standard Time.