Los Angeles Counter Programming
Our Vision Film has always been an important part of Los Angeles’ narrative and the culture around film viewing is equally fascinating. When we observe the history of Los Angeles’ Broadway district, we notice how these theatres were once feats of architectural brilliance and how both the structures themselves and their symbolism has evolved and the city has changed. The amount of attention and care that is given to these theatres is remarkable and equally frustrating is the fact that there was a whole alternative program brewing in the sideline that went unnoticed. The immigrant experience is often neglected when constructing a mainstream narrative and that seems to be the case for LA’s Broadway district as well. In our project we hope to look into the movie watching experience of…