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.
After a large-scale fire burned through a palm tree grove in Thermal, CA, all of the palms were assumed dead. But one pastor and his congregation prayed for a miracle.
Utilizing photography, and self-made zines as their primary method of distribution, this ensemble of artists are bringing to "light the beauty, struggle and dignity of" the Latinx community.
Ahree Lee explores the paradox of similarity and difference, demonstrating that even in a world that seems increasingly fragmented culturally, racially and economically, we are more similar than we realize.
Graphic designer Saul Bass knew how to hook audiences into a film. He worked on three films for Alfred Hitchcock, which went on to become some of the director's best-known and most-loved projects.
Downtown Los Angeles is a complex place where people from all walks of life cross paths and sometimes collide. The spaces featured in this photo essay highlight areas where people have died after interactions with the police.
Just underneath the surface of Koreatown/Westlake lies a history of corruption and police involved violence that includes the infamous LAPD Rampart division scandal as well as several other questionable shootings of unarmed residents.
Many people move through the city immersed in their daily routines, often oblivious to the events that have taken place on the very streets they traverse. This project documents places where violent acts involving law enforcement have occurred in L.A.
In 1980, an environmental art project inspired residents to take charge of their own destiny and prevent the construction of a 3,200 unit housing community in Laguna Canyon, California.