Highland Park Filmfest Winners
Winning an award in the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival was not easy.
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The Highland Park Independent Film Festival Honors Danny Trejo
The Humanitarian Award of the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival goes to Danny Trejo for his strong faith, his art of reinvention and his ability and willingness to use film and fame as tools to help others.
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Your Guide to the 6th Annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival
With 50 films over three days, this year’s Highland Park Independent Film Festival is the largest and most ambitious in the festival’s six-year history. The screenings, at the Highland Theater (5604 N. Figueroa St.) include six world premieres, four Los Angeles premieres and an Academy Award-nominated short. There are films in virtually every genre: animation, documentary, sci-fi, action/adventure, noir and foreign. Here’s a moviegoer’s guide to festival:
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L.A. County Is Talking with the Autry About the Future of the Southwest Musuem
The Southwest Museum is holding its breath. Good news. Much needed help may be on the way. Read all about it.
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Date Is Set for Re-dedication of the Highland Park Veterans Memorial
Dozens of volunteers, including many veterans, gathered on Saturday, August 24, to put finishing touches on the plaza and landscaping of the newly refurbished Veterans Memorial at the intersection of York Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Highland Park. The centerpiece of the Memorial is the fountain. There’s more to be done.
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Artwork by Ana Serrano Acquired by L.A. County Museum of Art
From the College of Art and Design to the LA County Museum, Ana Serrano evokes the look and feel of front-yard, window-ledge spaces in Latino neighborhoods. Read on for a view of the creative expression of what we pass by every day in NELA.
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Crossing Guard Retires after 40 years on the job – Applause for Dorothy Brewer
Someone you may know – Dorothy Brewer, 86 – retired recently after 40 years as a school crossing guard in Northeast Los Angeles, mostly in Highland Park. Here’s more about Dorothy and her last day as a crossing guard.
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