ECHO PARK FILM CENTER
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Mission Statement
Echo Park Film Center is a non-profit media arts organization committed to providing equal and affordable community access to film/video resources via five channels: • a neighborhood microcinema space • free and nominal cost education programs • a comprehensive film equipment and service retail department • an eco-friendly mobile cinema & film school • local and international artist residencies We feel it is imperative that more members of marginalized communities become active participants in the creation and dissemination of experimental and documentary film in order to truly share the many powerful voices and visions that make up the fabric of contemporary life. With a special focus on “at risk” youth, EPFC programs and services use cinema as catalyst to inspire, educate, and empower communities.
About This Cause
The Filmmobile takes Echo Park Film Center programs on the road to better serve our own community and facilitate exchanges with communities beyond the boundaries of Echo Park. After receiving initial project funding from the Annenberg Foundation, EPFC purchased a retired school bus in late 2007. Working in conjunction with local innovators in mobile media and clean energy technology, we transformed the 1997 Bluebird into the EPFC Filmmobile: a full-service, eco-friendly screening and educational facility on wheels. Filmmobile programs focus on free film screenings in non-traditional venues (parking lots, vacant lots, parks, etc.) for the general public and free or low-cost filmmaking workshops for media-marginalized populations, specifically at-risk youth, girls and young women, recent immigrants, the homeless, seniors, people of color and low income earners. These programs provide a fertile meeting space for skills building and the exchange and validation of ideas, knowledge, and experiences, empowering individuals to share their unique stories with the world. Running on waste-vegetable oil, the bus itself serves as a model of sustainability while simultaneously regenerating the long and noble tradition of itinerant cinema.