I'll be going, anyone care to join?
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***OFFICIAL REGIONAL EVENT***
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Sunday April 10th: American Cinematheque presents the LALA BM Film Series.
Time: 1pm courtyard, 5:00pm film w/ Q&A following
Location: Egyptian Theater 6712 Hollywood Blvd 90028
The Temple Builder, 2006 (55 mins)
By Dearbhla Glynn and Aprile Blake
Courtyard opens at 1pm with Interactive Installations and Art Installations. Screening at 5:00. Q&A immediately following.
The Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
An intimate look at the life and work of artist David Best. Best is widely known for the ornate temples he and his crew built for the Burning Man festivals and in the cities of San Rafael and Detroit. These communal art projects, Best explains, are "tributes for people we have all lost." With his use of such themes as "giving back" and the creation of "public art".
The artist uses personal narratives to highlight tenet's that are central to his life's work. Informative and entertaining the film features interviews with the artist's family, temple crews as well as presenting stunning footage of Best's mobile art and temple projects.
watch trailer here: http://www.thetemplebuilder.com/
Q&A following the film with Artist, David Best. David is an internationally-renowned American sculptor. He is well-known for building immense temples out of recycled wood sheets (discarded from making toys and other punch-outs) for the Burning Man festivals, where they are then burnt to the ground in a spectacle of light and heat.
And film editor, Rob VanAlkemade. Rob has been a director, producer, cinematographer, sound recordist and editor on a variety of documentary and broadcast productions since 1995, including the 2006 short film Preacher With an Unknown God which won a Sundance Jury Award, and the 2007 feature What Would Jesus Buy?, about saving Christmas from the Shopocalypse. Rob is currently directing the feature doc Training for the Apocalypse, which won a Pacific Pioneer grant in Nov, 2010.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE SOON.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: We will be taking over the courtyard with art and theme camps. If you would like to show your art or present your theme camp before the screening, please contact Beth.
beth at laburningman dot com
If you have an art project for BM2011 that you would like to present, we will set up displays (drawings & models) in the lobby. You can have a donation box, kickstarter info, volunteer sign up sheet, and materials needs sheet by your art piece.
Greeters: Contact toplessdeb at gmail dot com
Parking: We recommend everyone ride the METRO RAIL to the event. Take the RED LINE to Hollywood and Highland. The theater is two blocks away. If you wish to drive you can park at Hollywood and Highland for $2 with theater validation. There is also a parking lot behind the theater for $10 ($4 with Pig and Whistle validation).
