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.