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(Black PR Wire) Get vote ready with ARRAY as we turn our Creative Campus into an official voting site while also hosting a triple feature showing of films directed by ARRAY founder + award-winning filmmaker, Ava DuVernay! Experience acclaimed films SELMA, 13TH and ORIGIN simultaneously on our vibrant Creative Campus. Your choice of three films showing on three screens located in ARRAY’s crown jewel Amanda Cinema, living-room style Cinema Lounge, and under the stars in Queen’s Court.
This one-night cinema experience will also feature onsite voting booths hosted by L.A. County Registrar-Recorder’s LA Vote initiative, inviting communities of all kinds to celebrate cinema and civic engagement in the Historic Filipino area of Los Angeles. Curated to ignite and inspire our democratic voices, this is a special opportunity to connect, watch impactful films, and make your voice count.
Vote at ARRAY! Get a scoop of Ava DuVernay’s Lights, Caramel, Action! ice cream with Ben & Jerry’s, grab a gooey grilled cheese from Richeeze Food Truck, vibe with music from DJ Demi, then settle in for a super special evening film experience.
EVENT SCHEDULE
6:00 PM| Guest check-in begins + voting center opens
7:00 PM | ORIGIN feature presentation begins in Amanda Cinema (Runtime: 2h, 21m)
7:00 PM | 13TH feature presentation begins in Bow Truss Cinema Lounge (Runtime: 1h, 40m)
7:00 PM | SELMA feature presentation begins in Queen’s Court (Runtime: 2h, 8m)
9:00 PM | Onsite voting center closes
Please note: Ticketed guests who are residents of L.A. County will have the opportunity to vote onsite or drop their ballot at our onsite flex vote center anytime during the film screenings. If you are unsure if you are registered to vote in L.A. County, you may check your status at LAvote.gov
Ticketed guests will have the choice to watch SELMA, 13TH, or ORIGIN. Seating for each film is first come, first seated.
About LA Vote:
LA County Registrar-Recorder’s Flex and Mobile Voting Program serves as an extension of a traditional Vote Center, providing the same experiences, but with one major difference – taking voting to the voters. This community-based program relies on partners throughout the county to facilitate and serve as a voting location for a single day in the voting period. Providing unique voting opportunities to voters who may need it the most.
About the Films:
SELMA (2014) | A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
13TH (2016) | In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
ORIGIN (2023) | Inspired by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times best-seller “Caste,” ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all.
Source: ARRAY