REAL ESTATE & RECOVERY: HOUSING HELP FOR URBAN FIRE SURVIVORS
2025-01-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
REAL ESTATE + RECOVERY INFORMATIONAL SESSION
Click the video above to watch a recording of the ARRAY Real Estate + Recovery Informational session that took place at ARRAY on Saturday, January 25.
If you’ve recently lost your home to urban fires, we understand the overwhelming challenges you’re facing. You’re not alone, and we want to help guide you through this difficult time.
Join us for ARRAY’s Real Estate & Recovery, a free, supportive informational session designed to assist you in navigating the complexities of recovery.
In this real estate focused session, you’ll hear from experts who can help demystify the process of working with insurance companies, including how to handle claims and ensure you’re properly compensated for your loss. You’ll also learn about your legal rights and options. Additionally, we’ll provide insights into the rebuilding process itself—offering guidance on how to work with architects and contractors to rebuild your home, from managing budgets to setting realistic timelines.

Kenechi R. Agu, Esq., KRA Legal, PC | Attorney
Ikem Chukumerije, Founder, The IKEM Co. | Real Estate Broker
Kevin Gusinow, PCL Financial Group | Lender
Christopher Locke, Co-Founder & CEO, Designing in Color | Architect
Hakeem Parke-Davis, Deputy for Planning, City of Los Angeles
Kevin Sayles, Vice President, Lawyers Title | Title Agent

This is a safe space for open, honest conversation. We invite you to share your experiences and ask questions—there are no “wrong” questions here. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to move forward with confidence and hope, while also offering a sense of community and emotional support as you begin the process of rebuilding.

ARRAY FIELD TRIP: Resources + Resistance Makers Lab
2025-03-12 14:00 - 18:00 | LA Central Library, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, United States
HOORAY! THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL!
FIELD TRIP ANYONE?
Join ARRAY for a hands-on learning “field trip” to Octavia Lab, a cutting-edge creative hub at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library, built to empower artistic expression through access to free resources. Named in honor of Octavia Butler, a visionary author whose writing has shaped present day art across all mediums, this lab offers state-of-the-art tools dedicated to fabrication, preservation and story-telling technologies.
Creativity is more than an outlet for expression—it is a powerful tool for resistance. By harnessing the resources at Octavia Lab, attendees can challenge conventional narratives and center voices that have long been ignored. Whether you are starting a podcast, practicing art making, or interested in digitally archiving family heirlooms or other historically significant items, you are part of weaving together the memories that will be preserved for our collective future.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we pay homage to the legacy of women who have used radical imagination to defy boundaries, envision futures, innovate and shape our world—including Ms. Butler. ARRAY and the Octavia Lab invite attendees to create in ways that honor identity, culture, and resilience. This program connects to past creative practices that have been integral to social movements, while offering a space where art, technology, and activism intersect.
We hope you will participate in this day of discovery as we embrace inspiration in all its forms and explore tools that can help bring your voice to the world.
“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”
― Octavia E. Butler
Learn more about the Octavia Lab HERE!
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00 PM| ROLL CALL: Attendee check-in
2:30 PM | RALLY: Welcome + Creative Pep Talk
2:45 PM | HOMEROOM: Guided Library Tour + Octavia Lab Overview
4:10 PM | P.E.: Engage with the LAB tools (Select stations will be open to ARRAY’s guests)
5:00 PM | FINAL BELL: Feel free to continue to explore the Central Library
OCTAVIA LAB OFFERINGS:
For future visits to the Octavia Lab.

POSTER PRINTING
3D PRINTING
DIGITAL MEDIA STATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PODCAST/LIVESTREAM STUDIO
DIY MEMORY LAB
3D SCANNER
LASER CUTTER
SEWING MACHINES
EMBROIDERY MACHINE
VINYL CUTTER

THINGS TO KNOW
ONE RSVP per person. This event offers limited space on a first come first RSVP basis. If you plan to attend with a friend, we ask that they reserve their own ticket. Duplicate names/emails will not be permitted.
Become a MEMBER! To use the Lab, you must first become a member of the lab, which requires a library card in good standing, photo ID, and a signed user agreement. User agreements will be on sight during event check-in. The lab will also be open to general public library card users during our field trip.
If you do not have an LA Public Library card, please obtain one in advance of this event:
Fill out an application at any Los Angeles Public Library location, or
Download the application form(pdf) fill it out and bring it in to any location, or Pre-register over the Internet by visiting the Library’s Web Pre-Registration Page. Library cards are free to residents of California. You must show a California driver’s license or an ID card issued by the DMV. Read more details about applying for a library card HERE.
PARKING is available in the garage beneath the library, entry on 524 South Flower Street. Guests with Library cards can validate parking.
This FREE program isn’t your typical ARRAY program. It’s a field trip! Meet us at the library with your creative caps and learn about the lab’s resources in a safe environment with our community.

ARRAY CIVICS CLASS
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States

LEAP IN 5 YEARS: ARTIST ROUNDTABLE REFLECTION
2025-06-06 12:00 - 2025-06-07 14:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States

INJUSTICE IN FOCUS: A Photo Exhibit with Raffy Lerma
2025-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
ARRAY and The Pilipino Workers Center present a powerful photo exhibit and public dialogue featuring the acclaimed work of photojournalist Raffy Lerma, whose haunting images document the brutal realities of the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” in the Philippines. Through photographs that confront themes of media suppression, human rights violations, and authoritarian violence, the exhibit serves as both testimony and resistance.
The program also includes a critical conversation on the role of journalism and art in defending truth and democracy—both in the Philippines and globally.
In addition, the exhibit will feature a cultural display centered on solidarity and hope. A dedicated section will showcase photographs inspired by the Stop the Hate movement, highlighting the impact of race-based violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. This portion of the exhibit underscores the shared struggles for justice, collective healing, and cross-cultural solidarity.
Adding a powerful visual element, PWC’s iconic jeepney will also be on display—adorned with messages of resilience, unity, and hope from the community. Together, these elements create a space for reflection, remembrance, and the possibility of healing across borders.
EVENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7

1:00 PM | Doors open for check-in & Exhibit Pre-View
2:00 PM | Program Begins: Presentation by Raffy Lerma
3:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Defending Truth and Democracy
3:45 PM | Closing Ceremony
4:00 PM | Final Exhibit Viewing
5:00 PM | Event Ends

ABOUT RAFFY
Raffy Lerma is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Manila, Philippines. He began his career in photojournalism as a student of the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman, covering events and street protests that led to the ouster of former President Joseph Estrada in 2001. He worked as a staff photographer for the Philippine Collegian, the university’s official student publication, and later served as its Photo Editor in 2004.
Lerma finished his Diploma in Photojournalism at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University. He was also the Philippine representative in Hanoi, Vietnam, for World Press Photo – Asia Europe Foundation Forum for Young Photographers in 2004.
For 12 years, Lerma worked as a staff photographer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, covering the daily news beat in Metro Manila. He has shifted into working independently to focus on his documentation of the Philippines’ war on drugs. He has received numerous awards for his work in the Philippines’ war on drugs, including the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for best news photograph and an award of distinction from the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. He was also a finalist twice for the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant in 2017 and 2018.
Lerma has been exhibiting his photographs and giving talks in different parts of the Philippines and the world to help disseminate to a broader audience the realities of the drug war in the country.
Learn more about Raffy Lerma.
Learn more about The Pilipino Workers Center.
THINGS TO KNOW
Content Warning: This event will showcase imagery of sensitive nature that may be disturbing or traumatizing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Please refrain from submitting more than two RSVPS per email. By attending the event at ARRAY, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed, videotaped, and/or livestreamed. You irrevocably grant ARRAY and its affiliates the right to use, reproduce, and distribute any images, video footage, or recordings taken of you during the event, in perpetuity, without limitation, and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to promotional and commercial uses. You waive any right to receive compensation for such use, and you release ARRAY, its subsidiaries, and their respective agents from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or in connection with the use of such images or recordings. Please review ARRAY’s House Rules in your confirmation email in full before arrival.

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT: HIP-HOP Edition
2025-07-26 17:00 - 22:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
IT’S SUMMA SUMMA TIME!
Our signature ARRAY triple movie night experience returns with an ode to Hip-Hop! Come kick it old school with KRUSH GROOVE (1985), take over the ’90s with BELLY (1998) or connect with the west side with STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015). One night-three films screened simultaneously on our vibrant Creative Campus in three unique screening areas: crown jewel Amanda Cinema, living-room style Cinema Lounge and under the LA sky in Queen’s Court. Seating for each film area is first come, first seated.
Rep your favorite Hip-Hop era by coming in your flyest fit. The “fresh” dressed may win a prize! Join ARRAY for the beats, the films and a whole lot of Hip-Hop love.
EVENT SCHEDULE
4:00PM | Doors open for guest check-in + Pre-screening reception
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | “DP Cypher” conversation with Ernest Dickerson to be followed by the feature film screenings.
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | STRIAGHT OUTTA COMPTON in Amanda Cinema
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | KRUSH GROOVE in Cinema Lounge
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | BELLY in Queen’s Court
ABOUT ERNEST DICKERSON
An Emmy, Peabody, and two-time Image Award winning film and television veteran whose signature brand of visual storytelling has been entertaining movie and TV fans for more than thirty years. Dickerson’s extensive work on the silver screen and on television has successfully solidified him as one of Hollywood’s top creative talents.
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Dickerson earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University, after which he attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where Dickerson met filmmaker Spike Lee. The first film he photographed was BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET then ultimately collaborated with Lee as Director of Photography on such classic films as SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT, SCHOOL DAZE, DO THE RIGHT THING, MO’ BETTER BLUES, and MALCOLM X.
Dickerson’s 1992 feature directorial debut which he also co—wrote was JUICE, an urban drama whose social and cultural resonance continues to this day, and which launched the film careers of Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps — gave way to other big screen credits, such as SURVIVING THE GAME, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, BONES and NEVER DIE ALONE. Dickerson’s independent feature, DOUBLE PLAY, is based on the internationally acclaimed Frank Martinus Arion novel and was filmed on the island of Curacao.
His work as a visionary filmmaker and storyteller has been showcased in some of the top television shows of the past decade, including hit series like The Wire, The Walking Dead, Treme, Dexter, Bosch and Bosch Legacy, The Man In The High Castle, House of Cards, Seven Seconds, the second season premiere of HBO’s Raised By Wolves and Epix’s hit series Godfather of Harlem, and many others. Along with directing, Dickerson also served as Executive Produceron DMZ and Interrogation. Some of Dickerson’s most recent television credits includes NBC’s The IRRATIONAL.
Dickerson, who is a long-standing member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
KRUSH GROOVE (1985 | 1h, 37m) directed by Michael Schultz
The early days of Hip-Hop in NYC are showcased through a fictionalized account of the rise of Def Jam Records in this classic film featuring Blair Underwood and Sheila E. with appearances by LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys and Kurtis Blow. Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
BELLY (1998 | 1h, 36m) directed by Hype Williams
DMX and Nas unite in this tale of childhood loyalty, club life and corruption told through hypnotic visuals also featuring Method Man and Tionne (T-Boz) Watkins. Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015 | 2hr, 27m) directed by F. Gary Gray
The rap group N.W.A. emerges from the streets of Compton in the mid-80s and redefines hip-hop culture through their music and tales about life in the “hood.” Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
Explicit Content Warning: This event will showcase imagery in a sensitive nature that may be disturbing or traumatizing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Photosensitivity Warning: Some films contain imagery that may be disturbing to individuals sensitive to flashing lights and rapid lighting changes. Viewer discretion is advised.
By attending the event at ARRAY, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed, videotaped, and/or livestreamed. You irrevocably grant ARRAY and its affiliates the right to use, reproduce, and distribute any images, video footage, or recordings taken of you during the event, in perpetuity, without limitation, and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to promotional and commercial uses. You waive any right to receive compensation for such use, and you release ARRAY, its subsidiaries, and their respective agents from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or in connection with the use of such images or recordings.
Please contact programming@arraynow.com with any questions about this event.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025)
2025-10-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
JOIN US FOR OPENING NIGHT OF ARRAY360!
Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou presents her solo directorial debut, LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025). Post-screening conversation with Shih-Ching Tsou moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
4:00 PM| Guest Check-in Begins
5:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025) (Run Time: 1h 49m)
Followed by filmmaker conversation moderated by Ava DuVernay
ABOUT THE FILM
A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their own way, they will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her “devil hand,” generations of family secrets begin to unravel.
In Select Theaters November 14 | On Netflix November 28
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Shih-Ching Tsou is a Taiwan-born independent filmmaker, director, writer, and producer. She co-directed and co-wrote the 2004 film TAKE OUT, which premiered at the Slamdance film festival, and won the Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award. It was also nominated for John Cassavetes Award in Independent’s Spirit Awards in 2009. Ms. Tsou’s producing credits include STARLIGHT, TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT and RED ROCKET. Her solo directorial debut, LEFT-HANDED GIRL, premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is Taiwan’s official 2025 Oscar entry.
Please note: Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for entry of this film screening.

THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916)
2025-10-11 12:00 - 14:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) (Run Time: 35m)
ABOUT THE FILM
The members of a Chinese family living in the U.S. have a curse put upon them for becoming too “westernized.”
THE CURSE OF QUON GWON is preserved by and provided courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Marion Wong (1895–1970) was a visionary filmmaker who broke new ground as the first known Asian American to write, direct, produce and star in a motion picture. At just 21, with only a third-grade formal education, she founded the Mandarin Film Company in Oakland, California in 1916 and created THE CURSE OF QUON GWON: WHEN THE FAR EAST MINGLES WITH THE WEST. This silent film explores cultural identity and the complexities of assimilation. With Hollywood’s marginalization of people of color, Ms. Wong offered an authentic portrayal of Chinese American life, defying racial and gender barriers. Though her film was never commercially released and nearly lost to history, Ms. Wong’s work stands as a landmark achievement and cements her legacy as a pioneer in both Asian American and independent cinema.
Screenings of MAURI (1988) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

MAURI (1988)
2025-10-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
1:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation:MAURI (1988) (Run Time: 1h 40m)
ABOUT THE FILM
MAURI is the story of Rewi, a man haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. The story is set among the colourful characters of a once thriving settlement, Te Mata, upon whom the encroachment by Europeans spells disaster. Now isolated by lack of numbers, time and distance, the remaining survivors form a tight-knit community which outsiders find impenetrable. Rewi’s deceit forces him to become part of that community and his life is inextricably interwoven with those around him.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Merata Mita (1941–2010) was a trailblazing Māori filmmaker, activist and mentor whose work transformed the landscape of Indigenous cinema. Born in Maketu, North Island and of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi descent, she was the first Māori woman and the first Indigenous woman in the world to write and direct a feature film with MAURI (1988). Through powerful documentaries like PATU!, which captured the anti-apartheid protests in Aotearoa, Ms. Mita gave voice to Māori struggles and sovereignty, using film as a tool for resistance and cultural reclamation. Her influence extended beyond New Zealand through her work in the United States where she taught and mentored a new generation of Indigenous filmmakers. Ms. Mita’s legacy, honored in her son’s film MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONIZED THE SCREEN, continues to inspire storytellers to center multi-faceted Indigenous perspectives and push for creative independence.
Screenings of THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

SAMBIZANGA (1972)
2025-10-11 15:00 - 17:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
3:00 PM | Feature Film presentation:SAMBIZANGA (1972) (Run Time: 1h 27m)
ABOUT THE FILM
Based on a true story, SAMBIZANGA follows young resistance leader Domingos Xavier whose arrest by the Portuguese authorities helps ignite an anti-colonialist uprising and leads his determined wife Maria on an epic journey by foot to save him.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Sarah Maldoror (1929–2020) was a visionary French filmmaker of Guadeloupean descent whose radical films helped define anti-colonial and Pan-African cinema. Born Sarah Ducados in southwestern France, she later adopted the name Maldoror from the surrealist text LES CHANTS DE MALDOROR as an act of artistic self-definition. She began her creative journey in Parisian theater, co-founding Les Griots in 1956, the first troupe of exclusively Black and Caribbean actors in France. Driven by a commitment to revolutionary storytelling, Ms. Maldoror studied filmmaking at the Moscow Film Academy, where she trained alongside emerging African directors including Ousmane Sembène.
Upon returning, she worked as assistant director on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) before launching her own directing career in Africa. Her acclaimed films MONANGAMBÉE (1969) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) boldly portrayed liberation movements and the lived realities of colonized peoples. Working outside traditional systems, Ms. Maldoror created a distinctly transnational body of work, earning her the title “matriarch of African cinema.” Across more than two dozen films, she used cinema as a tool of resistance, love and liberation.
Screenings of MAURI (1988) and THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

BLACK PANTHERS (1968)
2025-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 AM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: BLACK PANTHERS (1968) (Run Time: 31m)
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILM
Auteur Agnès Varda turns her camera on an Oakland demonstration against the imprisonment of activist and Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton. In addition to evincing Ms. Varda’s fascination with her adopted surroundings and her empathy, this perceptive short is also a powerful political statement filmed during the summer of 1968.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Agnès Varda (1928–2019) was a Belgian-born, Paris-based filmmaker known as a “godmother of the French New Wave,” who created a unique, mixed-media filmography of fiction, documentaries and art installations. Starting as a photographer for a theater, she directed her first film, LA POINTE COURTE in 1954, which ignited the New Wave movement. Ms. Varda’s influential career spanned over 60 years.
Screenings of THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) and BLACK PANTHER (2018) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015)
2025-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
1:00 PM | Feature Film presentation:THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) (Run Time: 1h 55m)
ABOUT THE FILM
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson weaves a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the diverse group of voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Stanley Nelson is the foremost chronicler of the African American experience working in nonfiction film today. His documentary films, many of which have aired on PBS, combine compelling narratives with rich and deeply researched historical detail, shining new light on both familiar and under-explored aspects of the American past. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Nelson was awarded a Peabody for his body of work in 2016. He has received numerous honors over the course of his career, including the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts Sciences. In 2013, President Barack Obama presented Nelson with the National Medal in the Humanities. Mr. Nelson has directed and produced numerous acclaimed films, including FREEDOM SUMMER, FREEDOM RIDERS, JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLES and THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL. He is also co-founder and executive director of Firelight Media, which provides support to emerging documentarians.
Screenings of BLACK PANTHER (2015) and BLACK PANTHERS (1968) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

BLACK PANTHER (2018)
2025-10-18 16:00 - 18:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
4:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: BLACK PANTHER (2018) (Run Time: 1h 55m)
MPA Rating:
PG-13 | mild violence
ABOUT THE FILM
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Ryan Coogler is an acclaimed American director, screenwriter, and producer known for films like FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, Marvel blockbusters BLACK PANTHER and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER and most recently, SINNERS. He earned a finance degree at CSU Sacramento and later studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where his short films gained recognition. Coogler’s work often draws inspiration from his Oakland upbringing and explores themes of social justice, community, and identity.
Screenings of THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) and BLACK PANTHERS (1968) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

HEDDA (2025)
2025-10-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for week 4 of ARRAY360 at CENTERPIECE SPOTLIGHT: HEDDA! Advance screening of HEDDA (2025) including a conversation with writer/director Nia DaCosta and actress Nina Hoss moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:30 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
6:30 PM | Feature Film Presentation: HEDDA (2025) (Run Time: 1h 47m)
ABOUT THE FILM
A provocative reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, HEDDA follows an enigmatic newlywed who is outwardly composed but hiding a simmering discontent that threatens to explode when a charismatic individual reenters her life. Over the course of a raucous party, the high and low of society endure the consequences of this dangerous and unknowable woman yearning for a past love. What ensues is a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Nia DaCosta is a writer/director from New York City. Her debut feature film, LITTLE WOODS, made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festiva where it garnered the Nora Ephron Award for “spirited and bold” storytelling. Ms. DaCosta’s other directorial work includes CANDYMAN (2021), THE MARVELS (2023) and upcoming in 2026, 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. Ms. DaCosta is the first black woman to direct a Marvel film, and the fourth woman.
Guests must have tickets to this screening for entry.

BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS (2025)
2025-10-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for week 4 of ARRAY360 at SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION: BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS. Kahlil Joseph presents an advanced look at the feature adaptation of his acclaimed video art installation. Post-screening conversation with Kahlil Joseph moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
1:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS (2025) (Run Time: 1h 53m)
ABOUT THE FILM
A cinematic experience adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s highly acclaimed video art installation, which was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2019, the film interweaves fictional and historical characters in an immersive story that spans 247 years across land and sea.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Kahlil Joseph is an award-winning filmmaker and video artist known for his immersive and poetic works that explore Black culture, identity, and history through a unique blend of music, cinema and visual art. He is recognized for his iconic music videos for artists like Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé, his large-scale video installations such as m.A.A.d., and the ongoing BLKNWS project, which redefines Black news and culture. Joseph has exhibited internationally at institutions including the Venice Biennale and the Tate Modern and is a co-founder of the former Underground Museum in Los Angeles.
Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket to attend this film screenings.

SUDAN, REMEMBER US (2025)
2025-11-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for week 4 of ARRAY360 at FOR THE PEOPLE: A DAY OF DISCOURSE. This day-long showcase amplifies those who resist.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 AM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: SUDAN, REMEMBER US (2025) (Run Time: 1hr 26min)
ABOUT THE FILM
SUDAN, REMEMBER US is a powerful portrait of a generation that chose poetry over silence and imagination over fear. Shajane, Maha, Muzamil, Khatab, and the voice of poet Chaikhoon form a cinematic chorus—young, politically defiant, and artistically fearless. In their twenties, they stand at the front lines of a revolution, confronting a corrupted army and paramilitary militias responsible for brutal war crimes in Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile. They could have lost hope before they even began. Instead, through chants, poems, and dreams, they built a movement that helped topple a regime. Blending intimate storytelling with sweeping political urgency, SUDAN, REMEMBER US captures the uneven struggle between the fire of militias and the unbreakable voices of the people. It’s a tribute to the power of words—and a reminder that freedom is a fight born first in the imagination.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED | Sensitive Imagery
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Hind Meddeb is a French-Tunisian-Moroccan journalist and documentary film director, she was born in Châtenay-Malabry, Paris, France. As a documentary filmmaker, Meddeb wrote and co-directed DE CASA AU PARADIS (2008), ELECTRO CHAABI (2013) and PARIS STALINGRAD (2019). As a journalist, Meddeb worked for France 24 from 2006 to 2008 before joining France Info, from 2010 to 2011 she was a reporter for the show Ça balance à Paris on Paris Première and served as art reporter for Tracks magazine. /p>
Screenings of THE EYES OF GHANA (2025) and PALESTINE 36 (2025) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

THE EYES OF GHANA (2025)
2025-11-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for WEEK 4 of ARRAY360 at FOR THE PEOPLE: A DAY OF DISCOURSE. This day-long showcase amplifies voices of those who resist. Filmmaker Anita Afonu joins ARRAY for a cinema chat.
EVENT SCHEDULE
1:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
2:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: THE EYES OF GHANA (2025) (Run Time: 1h 30m)
ABOUT THE FILM
Ghanaian filmmaker Anita Afonu embarks on a journey of cinematic rediscovery alongside 93-year-old Chris Hesse, who served as Kwame Nkrumah’s personal cinematographer and bore witness to the birth of African independence. Together they undertake an urgent mission to restore and repatriate a hidden archive of more than 1,300 films from the 1950s and 60s; a visual legacy that holds the soul of a nation and the memory of a continent on the cusp of liberation.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED |
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Ben Proudfoot is a two-time Academy Award® winning documentary filmmaker and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breakwater Studios which he founded upon graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2012. A watershed partnership with The New York Times produced some sixteen collaborations with over 10 million views including A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION, which was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 93rd Academy Awards®, and THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 94th Academy Awards®. The film, executive produced by Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry, made history as the first Oscar win for The New York Times. On March 10, 2024, Proudfoot became the first person born in the 1990s to win a second Academy Award®, this time for THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, his second collaboration with composer and filmmaker Kris Bowers – and the first Oscar for The Los Angeles Times.
Screenings of SUDAN, REMEMBER US (2025) and PALESTINE 36 (2025) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

PALESTINE 36 (2025)
2025-11-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for WEEK 4 of ARRAY360 at FOR THE PEOPLE: A DAY OF DISCOURSE. This day-long showcase amplifies voices of those who resist.
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:30 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
4:30 PM | Feature Film Presentation: PALESTINE 36 (2025) (Run Time: 1h 58m)
ABOUT THE FILM
As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Annemarie Jacir has been working in independent cinema since 1998 and has written, directed and produced a number of award-winning films. Two of her films have premiered as Official Selections in Cannes, one in Berlin and in Venice, Locarno, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Telluride. All three of her feature films were selected as Palestine’s Oscar Entry for Foreign Language Film. Her short film, LIKE TWENTY IMPOSSIBLES was the first Arab short film to ever be an official selection of the Cannes International Film Festival and went on to be a Student Academy Awards Finalist, winning more than 15 awards at international festivals. In 2007, Ms. Jacir shot the first feature film by a Palestinian woman director, the acclaimed SALT OF THIS SEA, making her first return to her family’s homeland. The film was Palestine’s submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and her second feature film, WAJIB (2017), won 36 international awards. As the founder of Philistine Films, she collaborates regularly as an editor, screenwriter and producer with fellow filmmakers.
Screenings of SUDAN: REMEMBER US (2025) and THE EYES OF GHANA (2025) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

PARIS IS BURNING (1991)
2025-11-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at ARRAY BALL screening showcase. A 35th anniversary spotlight screening of Jennie Livingston’s quintessential portrait of NYC’s ball culture, PARIS IS BURNING. In collaboration with Reach LA, the program will also feature a health information clinic and a live Ballroom 101 demonstration with an introduction to the categories.
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
4:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: PARIS IS BURNING (2018) (Run Time: 1h 11m)
Screening to be followed by ARRAY Ballroom 101 with an instruction of the categories by choreographer Stephanie “Packrat” Whitfield, in partnership with Reach LA.
About The Film
This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies, to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women—including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey and Venus Xtravaganza—PARIS IS BURNING brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence and the power of community.
Digitally remastered by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in conjunction with Sundance Institute and Outfest UCLA Legacy Project. Preservation funded by Sundance Institute, Outfest and the Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
About The Filmmaker
Jennie Livingston is a groundbreaking filmmaker, known for lively storytelling and nuanced character portraits. Jennie has received numerous awards and fellowships, including from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, for the thoughtful explorations of race, class, gender and sexuality within her work. The iconic 1990 documentary PARIS IS BURNING won a Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Jennie’s work as a writer and director includes: the short film WHO’S THE TOP, consulting producer and director on Pose(FX), the upcoming feature EARTH CAMP ONE and Jennie’s most recent documentary I’M YOUR VENUS is now playing on Netflix.
About Reach LA
REACH LA is a nonprofit organization committed to uplifting LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults through the arts, advocacy, wellness, and community engagement. They provide inclusive, affirming spaces where youth can build power, pursue wellness, and create meaningful change.
This event features an informative BALLROOM Dance lesson followed by an opportunity to practice what you learned.

FRANKENSTEIN (2025)
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
JUST ADDED! Join us for week 6 of ARRAY360 at our CLOSING NIGHT WATCH PARTY presentation of FRANKENSTEIN (2025)! Includes a special post-screening conversation with Guillermo del Toro moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:00 PM| Guest Check-in Begins
6:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: FRANKENSTEIN (2025)(Run Time: 2h 21m)
About The Film
Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro reimagines Mary Shelley’s classic tale of a brilliant scientist and the creature his monstrous ambition brings to life.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
About The Filmmaker
Guillermo del Toro is an acclaimed Mexican-born filmmaker, celebrated for his visionary storytelling that seamlessly blends fantasy, horror, folklore and deeply human themes. Known for his distinctive cinematic style, Mr. del Toro brings to life outcast monsters, mythical creatures, and hauntingly beautiful worlds that challenge the boundaries of genre and imagination. His directorial debut was CRONOS in 1993, a film that established his lifelong fascination with the monstrous and the misunderstood. Since then, he has directed and produced numerous celebrated films in both Mexico and the United States, including PAN’S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY and the Academy Award-winning THE SHAPE OF WATER. Across his body of work, Mr. del Toro has remained a singular voice in cinema
Guests must have tickets for entry.

EL NORTE (1983)
2025-11-08 12:00 - 14:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 6 of ARRAY360 at ARRAY MAESTRO: GREGORY NAVA filmmaker retrospective. A panorama celebration of Gregory Nava’s quintessential classics that feed cinema history and stick to our cultural ribs. Post-screening conversation with Gregory Nava moderated by ARRAY founder and filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 AM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: EL NORTE (1983) (Run Time: 2h 21m)
ABOUT THE FILM
After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to El Norte: The United States.
EL NORTE was restored in 2017 by the Academy Film Archive, supported in part by the Getty Foundation.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Gregory Nava is an acclaimed American filmmaker whose work has powerfully shaped Latino representation in cinema. Born in San Diego, California, and trained at UCLA’s film school, Nava rose to international prominence with EL NORTE (1983), a landmark film on immigration that earned him an Academy Award nomination and was hailed by Roger Ebert as “the Grapes of Wrath of our time.” Nava continued to elevate Latino stories through films like MY FAMILY (1995) and SELENA (1997), both later selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. He also made history in television as creator of AMERICAN FAMILY, the first Latino dramatic series on U.S. broadcast TV. With a career spanning feature like FRIDA and BORDERTOWN, Nava has been a vital voice in bringing stories of identity, justice and cultural heritage to the screen.
Screenings of MI FAMILIA (1995) and WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? (1998) are also featured in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

MI FAMILIA (1995)
2025-11-08 15:30 - 17:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 6 of ARRAY360 at ARRAY MAESTRO: GREGORY NAVA. A panorama celebration of Gregory Nava’s quintessential classics that feed cinema history and stick to our cultural ribs.
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
2:30 PM | Filmmaker Gregory Nava in Conversation with Ava DuVernay
3:30 PM | Feature Film presentation: MI FAMILIA (1995) (Run Time: 2h 8m)
ABOUT THE FILM
An immigrant narrates his family history across three generations, beginning with the journey of his father from Mexico to Los Angeles. Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales and Edward James Olmos star in this sprawling multigenerational saga.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Gregory Nava is an acclaimed American filmmaker whose work has powerfully shaped Latino representation in cinema. Born in San Diego, California, and trained at UCLA’s film school, Nava rose to international prominence with EL NORTE (1983), a landmark film on immigration that earned him an Academy Award nomination and was hailed by Roger Ebert as “the Grapes of Wrath of our time.” Nava continued to elevate Latino stories through films like MY FAMILY (1995) and SELENA (1997), both later selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. He also made history in television as creator of AMERICAN FAMILY, the first Latino dramatic series on U.S. broadcast TV. With a career spanning features like FRIDA and BORDERTOWN, Nava has been a vital voice in bringing stories of identity, justice and cultural heritage to the screen.
Screenings of EL NORTE (1995) and WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? (1998) are also featured in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? (1998)
2025-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 6 of ARRAY360 at ARRAY MAESTRO: GREGORY NAVA. A panorama celebration of Gregory Nava’s quintessential classics that feed cinema history and stick to our cultural ribs.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
6:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? (1998) (Run Time: 1h 56m)
ABOUT THE FILM
Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox and Lela Rochon play a singer, a petty thief and a teacher—all of whom claim to be the rightful widow of ’50s singing sensation Frankie Lymon (Larenz Tate) and the sole benefactor of his estate.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Gregory Nava is an acclaimed American filmmaker whose work has powerfully shaped Latino representation in cinema. Born in San Diego, California, and trained at UCLA’s film school, Nava rose to international prominence with EL NORTE (1983), a landmark film on immigration that earned him an Academy Award nomination and was hailed by Roger Ebert as “the Grapes of Wrath of our time.” Nava continued to elevate Latino stories through films like MI FAMILIA (1995) and SELENA (1997), both later selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. He also made history in television as creator of AMERICAN FAMILY, the first Latino dramatic series on U.S. broadcast TV. With a career spanning features like FRIDA and BORDERTOWN, Nava has been a vital voice in bringing stories of identity, justice and cultural heritage to the screen.
Screenings of EL NORTE (1995) and MY FAMILY (1995) are also featured in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

ARRAY 101 Presents FALL OF FREEDOM
2025-11-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
This week on November 21, ARRAY will join the national movement, Fall of Freedom, by hosting a pair of rare theatrical screenings of Ava DuVernay’s work regarding the democratic imagination, 828: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PEOPLE and music video FAMILY FEUD (Jay-Z ft. Beyoncé). Following the screenings, join producers Paul Garnes and Tammy Garnes for a discussion about how storytelling and the arts can be used as powerful tools during a time of civic urgency and cultural change.
FALL OF FREEDOM
A nationwide series of artistic protests organized by artists like Dread Scott and Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, set for November 21, 2025, as a collective act of resistance against what participants call authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. The initiative invites museums, theaters, bookstores, and cultural spaces to host creative events highlighting freedom of expression and resistance to censorship.

ABOUT THE FILMS
828: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PEOPLE (2016)
This short film traverses a century of Black progress, protest, passion and perseverance of African-American people. The project gives historical perspective within the creative framework of one date that has had a profound effect on America. Commissioned by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to commemorate the museum’s opening, the film screens daily at the museum.
FAMILY FEUD by Jay Z ft. Beyoncé (2017)
A cinematic music video that spans over 400 years to explore themes of family legacy, infidelity, and national unity. The narrative weaves between a dystopian future and the present, featuring a star-studded cast.

ARRAY Little Free Library
2026-04-01 - 2026-07-03 | Corner of Glendale Blvd + Colton St., Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Stop by ARRAY’s Little Free Library at the Corner of Glendale Blvd + Colton St. and contribute to ARRAY’s SPRING 2026 BOOK DRIVE!

PROSPERITY MARKET @ ARRAY
2026-04-18 11:00 - 19:00 | 164 Glendale Blvd, 164 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Soak in the sun and good vibes when Prosperity Market pulls up to ARRAY on Saturday, April 18! Enjoy shopping with purpose and directly support the values you believe in.
Prosperity Market is a mobile farmers market that features Black farmers, food producers and chefs. Traveling throughout Los Angeles, the trailer brings a curated farmers market experience directly to you, making it easy to support local Black-owned businesses while expanding food access for everyone.
