Calendar – Past Event

The 28th annual Contemporary Documentaries series is a showcase for feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2008 Academy Award® nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year.

The filmmakers will be present at screenings whenever possible. Admission for all screenings is free.

Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m.

THE GARDEN

Directed and produced by Scott Hamilton Kennedy

In response to the 1992 L.A. riots, the South Central Farmers started a 14-acre community garden as a form of healing. As this film unfolds, the future of the garden hangs in the balance as developers look to bulldoze the area. 35mm. 80 mins.

Academy Award nominee: Documentary Feature

CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA

Directed by Stacy Peralta

Produced by Baron Davis, Dan Halsted, Peralta, Jesse Dylan

Tracing the origins, rise and four-decades-long feud of two Los Angeles gangs, "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" (previously titled "Made in America") gives viewers unprecedented access into a little understood world. Current and former gang members offer street-level testimony that paints a stark portrait of life in South Central L.A.

Digital. 93 mins.