Director Carlos López Estrada and youth poetry organization Get Lit present a talk and workshop for teens to create poems about their community. Carlos will talk about the influence of poetry in his films and do a Q&A.

Create your own costume design illustration and hear from award-winning costume designer Isis Mussenden!

Inspired by the documentary short film A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA, create a “memory map,” a visual collage, and participate in a poetry writing workshop with guest poet Hiram Sims. Filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison will introduce the film and do a Q&A.

Teens will participate in a screen-printing workshop with Master Printer Dewey Tafoya from Self Help Graphics & Art. Posters will reflect on the themes of Dolores Huerta’s work including labor rights, civil rights, and racial justice.

Create your own production design mood board inspired by the characters from Inside Out! 

Create your own stop-motion Claymation short video inspired by stop-motion animated films featured in our Inventing Worlds and Characters: Animation gallery, part of our Stories of Cinema exhibition.

Meet location manager Kokayi Ampah and learn about how film settings are found and why location management is an important part of the filmmaking process. 

Meet makeup artist Robin Beauchesne who will give a makeup demonstration and participate in a Q&A. 

Join us for an animation workshop celebrating Black animators in the film industry. 

Create a movie poster by turning a variety of discarded materials into a one-of-a-kind collage!  

Create your own small altar inspired by the work of Mexican documentarian Lourdes Portillo and Día de los Muertos.

Celebrate Pride Month and join us for Drag 101 with drag queen Pickle!  

Learn how to film a music video with director Gilbert Trejo and El Cine!

Join Las Fotos Project for a portrait photography workshop inspired by director Agnès Varda’s photographic work.

Create your own vertical cinema!