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Artbound Shorts

Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series "Artbound" takes viewers on a journey through Southern California's creative landscape. Get an inside look at the stories that bring to light the region’s rich cultural legacy and diversity with these short films.

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Phung Huynh: The Khmerican Donut Kid Experience
6:22
Artist Phung Huynh illustrates the Cambodian American experience on pink donut boxes.
A person sitting in a wheelchair poses in front of an RV trailer parked behind shrubbery.
6:04
Artist Emily Barker sheds light on the systemic challenges of disabled people.
Lauren Lee McCarthy: Rethinking NFTs Through Art
6:21
Lauren Lee McCarthy re-imagines human relationships amid the rise of NFTs.
The International Festival of Independent Games
7:54
Artbound plays Money Making Workshop, a re-imagining of Monopoly by Eddo Stern.
The Date Farmers
7:34
The Date Farmers make Chicano pop art, infusing abstract expressionism with pop culture.
A Thousand Lunches: Emily Marchand
2:07
Homelessness is a growing problem in Los Angeles.
Julio César Morales & Max La Rivière-Hedrick
2:08
Migration is a monumental undertaking.
Algae Bioreactor 1: Nonfood
2:00
Climate change is one of the largest challenges humankind is facing.
Heathware showcasing glazes | Still from "Artbound" Heath Ceramics
2:15
Owner and Creative Director Catherine Bailey and Master Glazer Winnie Crittendon explain how every ceramic piece that comes off the Heath line is unique. Sometimes, it’s all in the glaze.
Kay Sekimachi | Still from "Artbound" Masters of Modern Design
8:13
Known as the “weaver’s weaver,” artist Kay Sekimachi is a pioneer in the textile arts.
Joseph Leahy in calavera and an altar in the background during Dia delos Muertos | Still from "Artbound" Dia delos Muertos / Day of the Dead
1:42
A transplant to Los Angeles since 1988, Joseph Leahy has taken on the traditions of Día de los Muertos and incorporated it in his life.
A Duet from Lula
15:21
The Lula Washington Dance Theatre has gone along a bumpy journey with Southern Los Angeles. Through earthquakes and racial politics, this theater stands strong as a platform to spread an important message to society.
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