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From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

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Detail of Deon Jones' fractures on his face after police violence during protests. | Shayan Asgharnia
This photographer is taking portraits of people wounded from police brutality during Black Lives Matter protests. The powerful images are a form of testimony.
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Need a laugh? Watch Episode 2 of Culture Clash’s Totally Fake Latino News, featuring Speedy Gonzales, La Vacuna Azul and the Barrio Logan homies. 
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Need a laugh? Watch Episode 1 of Culture Clash’s Totally Fake Latino News, featuring Speedy Gonzales, Dolores Huerta, Nacho Libre, Coyote Barney, luchadores battling coronavirus and much more.
Paul Davies with Jesse Carmichael | Courtesy of Paul Davies
The band’s keyboard and guitar player’s 2 Minute Movie Collective offers a micro view of turbulent times.
Edouard Taufenbach, Jeux d'eau, 2019 | Courtesy of Elizabeth Houston Gallery
Photo L.A., the largest photography art fair on the West Coast for nearly 30 years, will go virtual next year. This change also opened doors to more participants.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Exterior Rendering ©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Academy Museum Foundation | Image from L’Autre Image
Slated to open this December, the new museum will open in 2021 due to COVID-19.
A screenshot of photographs shown at the Annenberg Space for Photography | Courtesy of the Annenberg Space for Photography
After more than a decade, the Century City-based cultural institution is closing due to COVID-19.
Echo Park Film Center - The Sound We See
Past and present members of the Echo Park Film Center present "The Sound We See: Covid Quarantine" to give us a glimpse of life during quarantine.
Film posters for "St. Louis Blues," Do the Right Thing" and "Harlem is Heaven." | from the Separate Cinema Archive; courtesy of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
The Separate Cinema Archive is the most extensive private collection of African American film memorabilia in the world, documenting over a century of Black contributions to the industry.
(Left) George Rodriguez, Natalie Wood, Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles , 1962. (Right) George Rodriguez, LAPD arresting a Chicano student protester, Boyle Heights , 1970. | Courtesy of the artist
The average American would not know George Rodriguez's name, though his images have been featured in magazines, newspapers, books, and even record covers seen by millions. The Vincent Price Art Museum is honoring him with his first retrospective.
Janna Ireland taking a photo of a Paul R. Williams work | Still from "Lost LA" Paul R. Williams
For the past two years, artist and photographer Janna Ireland has been honoring the work of the great Paul R. Williams through an ongoing series of photographs.
Toyo Miytake at Manzanar | Courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studio
Toyo Miyatake's photographs provide an intimate window into the world of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles in its darkest times in Manzanar and through its most joyous occasions. Learn about the man behind the lens.
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