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Partner: Moving The Needle: Diversity & Inclusion in Film & TV

  • This Warehouse 1767 Blake Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90031 United States (map)

Speakers, live music, comedy, networking, raffle prizes, and more

About this Event

This Warehouse, 1767 Blake Avenue, Los Angeles 90031

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Please join us for a fun, inspiring night celebrating diversity & inclusion in film & TV. 

We have a great lineup of speakers, a live Hip Hop orchestra performance and comedy set, raffle prizes, and more. 

Also, there will be plenty of time for networking. And, we may have some special guests in attendance! 


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Emcee:

Margarita Reyes (Actress, Producer, Founder of ACantar Productions)


Speakers:

Dominick Evans (Director, Writer, Public speaker, Mixer streamer, Advocate for inclusion in media, Founder of #FilmDis)

Ann James (Advocate for people of color on stage and screen, Artistic Associate at Short + Sweet Festival Hollywood, Educator, Stage Director)

E.R. Ruiz (Actor, Hip Hop artist, "Sons of Anarchy," "This is Us," "Get Shorty," "American Sniper," "Happy Face")


Performers:

Ensemble Mik Nawooj (Arts nonprofit, Hip Hop orchestra)\

Sahana Srinivasan (Actress, Comedian, Filmmaker, Host of "Brainchild" on Netflix, Writer )


Schedule:

6:00 -- Doors & Registration open

6:40 -- Welcome & Opening remarks 

6:45 -- Live performance by Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)

7:10 -- Lightning talk and Q&A with Dominick Evans via Skype 

7:25 -- Comedy set by Sahana Srinivasan 

7:35 -- Lightning Talk and Q&A with E.R. Ruiz 

7:50 -- Lightning Talk and Q&A with Ann James 

8:05 -- Raffle winners announced

8:15 -- Closing remarks 

8:20 -- Networking begins

10:00 -- End of event

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*Sign-language interpreter will be present

*Wheelchair accessible

*On-site and nearby parking 

*Light refreshments 

*Raffle prizes

*10% of ticket proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit SheSees.org 


**If you would like to attend but require financial support for a ticket, please send an email to mtn.diversity@gmail.com; and we will do our best to assist you. Thank you. 

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