Film and Art in the Mission
sponsored by the Bay Area Planners Network Chapter
Friday, June 18th, 6:30-10:30 (click here for Saturday showing info)
Mission Cultural Center (map it!) 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco
Image of Mission District mural by Mona Caron
A night of film, music, food and art in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco sponsored by the Bay Area Planners Network Chapter. We will have plenty of food and music and short films for everyone in the main gallery, and we are now doing two showings of the film to make sure everyone gets a chance to see it.
- Featured film: A Village Called Versailles
- Music: Gema de Los Deseos
- Art: Mural Tours by the legendary Precita Eyes
Program Details
Reception 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM, Main Gallery
Conference participants are welcomed to meet in the reception area to enjoy drinks, appetizers, live music, and the screening of archival urban films shoot in Bay Area. Live music by Gema de Los Deseos.
When You Are a Pedestrian (1948); an almost surreal pedestrian safety film shot in the streets of Oakland, California
Feature Film : A Village Called Versailles, Theater (now two screenings!)
1st screening, 6:45 - 7:50.
Post-film discussion with Uyen Le, planner and former Versailles community organizer, and Evan Casper-Futterman, co-producer of Land of Opportunity. Facilitator: Andrea Broaddus, DCRP PHd Candidate, UC Berkeley.
2nd Screening, 8:50-10:00.
In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future.
We are proud to announce a new addition to our film program: the screening of the documentary “A Village Called Versailles,” followed by a discussion with Uyen Le, a community organizer and city planner who worked with the Vietnamese American community featured in this documentary in their fight to return and rebuild, and in their fight to keep the city for building a landfill next to their village. This documentary is extremely relevant to this conference not only for its implications for city planning, democracy, and environmental justice; it becomes even more relevant in light of the current environmental disaster caused by the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens, once more, these communities, and that will put to test their organizational capacity in the upcoming fight to clean their waters.
Mission District Murals Tour 6:30 PM to 8:00 pm, Depart from Main Gallery
A guided tour of the famous community Mission Murals, hosted by Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center. Limited to the first 30 people to sign up. $5 donation requested.
To attend the mural tour, please arrive at the Mission Cultural Center at 6:30 sharp and meet the tour guide and group in the main foyer. Please bring $5 in cash (exact change appreciated).
The tour will depart at 6:45 and return to the Mission Cultural Center at approximately 8:00 pm.
"Indigenous Eyes: War or Peace " ©1991 Susan Kelk Cervantes, Precita Eyes Muralists Association
