The only rule is MAKE!

Come join us for an evening of personal doc, essay and diary films curated by the LBCMA Film Club. We are also kicking off a new collaborative film project called “A Living Archive: Multi-Generational Stories from Long Beach” so we’ll be using this evening to introduce you to the filmmakers that will be taking part in the project, so come say hi! See you there!  

Working Together Film Series presents a double feature of shorts -  Madeline Anderson's "I Am Somebody" (1970) and Shireen Seno's "To Pick a Flower" (2021) - two films that righteously and intimately (re)cognize legacies of exploited labor.

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

What happens when you combine two of the most beautiful things in life together?? You get LOVE!!!! PURE LOVE!!!! BICYCLES + CINEMA = LOVE!!!

Let’s get loopy. Come learn how to make sounds go round and round using cassettes, ¼” tape, 16mm film and maybe even a vinyl record or two. Super fun, lowkey and all materials included. See you there!

Due to popular demand, the EPFC Collective is bringing back our FREE multi-week Documentary Filmmaking workshop for Community Members. Come to the first session with an idea for a short 5-minute film you hope to make in one month and this new group of friends, peers, community activists and lovers of cinema (under the guidance of the EPFC Collective) will help you make it happen!! This workshop will meet 4 times.

For those who don’t mind getting messy and want to make something out of paper, cardboard and glue 📰 (supplies provided)

Join us for an afternoon of low-tech, eco-friendly photochemical magic! Learn how to make beautiful imprints of the natural world using basic film developing supplies, as well as flowers and plants from around the neighborhood.

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

Y’all are welcome to bring any projects you’re working on. This event centers fiber artists, but all artists can pull through (@funkentelekison brought their sampler last month and we jammed a bit 🤓🤟🏾) See all who feel called in a few weeks.

A fun and beginner friendly workshop all about Super 8 and small gauge filmmaking!

We’ll learn about film history, camera mechanics and analogue cinematography techniques and then put our new knowledge into practice as we do some filming of our own and possibly even some hand processing!

Come join us for an evening of personal doc, essay and diary films curated by the LBCMA Film Club. We are also kicking off a new collaborative film project called “A Living Archive: Multi-Generational Stories from Long Beach” so we’ll be using this evening to introduce you to the filmmakers that will be taking part in the project, so come say hi! See you there!  

In this workshop you will learn how to create a poster with a socio-political theme, applying linocut and printing techniques with foam sheets, and how to prepare wheatpasting mix to stick it on surfaces such as walls. It is recommended to bring a sketch of no more than 4 x 6 to work from. No experience needed. Open to ages 15+.

3TONcinema is an itinerant microcinema and 16mm film “orphanage” founded in 2009 in Oakland, CA. With their collection of roughly 1,001 ephemeral titles from the twentieth century, they seek to bring small-gauge analog cinema into the future in unexpected ways.

For nearly 50 years, the Bay Area filmmaker and curator Craig Baldwin has been an inspiring figure in contemporary media arts. His acerbic, densely-packed found footage films have traveled the globe, encouraging scores of nascent collage-essayists, culture jammers, and mockumentarians to action. Join us for this special benefit screening in support of the Craig Baldwin Cancer Recovery Relief Fund.

Come join us for another introduction to sewing machines workshop at Place LB! Learn how to thread and operate a domestic sewing machine, learn a few troubleshooting tricks, and sew your own reversible handkerchief! Sewing machines will be provided!

Y’all are welcome to bring any projects you’re working on. This event centers fiber artists, but all artists can pull through (@funkentelekison brought their sampler last month and we jammed a bit 🤓🤟🏾) See all who feel called in a few weeks.

Come join us for an evening of personal doc, essay and diary films curated by the LBCMA Film Club. We are also kicking off a new collaborative film project called “A Living Archive: Multi-Generational Stories from Long Beach” so we’ll be using this evening to introduce you to the filmmakers that will be taking part in the project, so come say hi! See you there! 

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

Let’s get loopy. Come learn how to make sounds go round and round using cassettes, ¼” tape, 16mm film and maybe even a vinyl record or two. Super fun, lowkey and all materials included. See you there! Tuition: $12 

Meet the artists! Free event! Donations welcome!

In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films.

Join us for a special 16mm movie night featuring some classic (and not so classic) animated film projected on actual film!

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn the basics of shooting on 16mm film!

Using the 16mm Bolex camera, we’ll learn about film history, camera mechanics and analogue cinematography techniques and then put our new knowledge into practice as we do some filming of our own and possibly even some hand processing!

Find us at Cottonwood Urban Farm every 3rd Saturday of every month! Our shop known as HeART Mart will be open for business and items will be available for purchase: zines, prints, apothecary items and more!

Our Working Together series continues this month with Brick By Brick, a program featuring short films that document the labor and history of making adobes or bricks in Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, and Ukraine.

Sanctuary Station traces a series of encounters with women and youth who have forged deep bonds with the towering redwoods and remote landscapes of northern California.

Hey there! Ever been curious about shooting on film? Our intro workshop is the perfect place to jump in! We'll be geeking out over all sorts of cool cameras and film formats, different kinds of color and black and white film stocks, and seeing what makes each one special. The $20 workshop fee covers all the materials you'll need!

An Echo Park Film Center tradition makes its way to the city of Long Beach! It’s our open mic style cinematic free-for-all, daring you to share your film with a feisty EPFC/LBCMA audience. Or just come and watch! Any genre! Any style! New, old, work-in-progress! First come, first screened; one film per filmmaker; 10-minute maximum. We can accommodate most formats--digital file, web link, VHS, Super 8, 16MM etc.