FILM DIARY NYC is a biennial festival of experimental, autobiographical films that capture the personal history and daily experiences of the filmmaker. The 4th edition, Go to the Mountains and Pray,  features 170 new works by a diverse array of artists from across the world. The Los Angeles Satellite program at Whammy offers a one-night screening of 8 films that represent the range of the festival programming: from the formally experimental to the observational; from auto-fiction to home movie archives; from found footage and new media to 16mm and analogue film techniques.

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Films:

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Tourniquet

Marceline Chevako, USA, 8 Min 

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I Would’ve Been Happy

Jordan Wong, USA, 9 Min

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Piñata Prayers

Daniel Larios, El Salvador / USA, 24 Min

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Looking For You Looking For Me

Wes Weisbaum, USA, 5 Min

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typhoon diary 风球日记

Helix Zhang, USA, 6 Min

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Magic Mountain

Valentina Rosset, Brazil, 7 Min 

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Padre Nuestro

Emanuel Christopher Castro, USA, 15 Min

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Like a Tongue Knows the Mouth

Laura Ohio, USA / Canada, 24 Min

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“An organization unparalleled in our current moment within the New York film world.”

- Devon Narine-Singh, filmmaker, educator (CU Boulder) 

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“A community of artists committed to cutting through the bullshit, excited to use any and all media to increase our understanding & create authentic connection.”

- Julie Perini, filmmaker, educator (Portland State University)

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“This festival is what real artistic community can look and feel like, and these filmmakers give me hope for the future of art on screen”

- Ife Olujobi, filmmaker, writer

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“Exciting ideas...Very much in the spirit of the kind of film community that my father helped to foster and support.”

- Sebastian Mekas

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Total Runtime: 98 Min

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Wednesday, 3/25
7:30 DOORS
8:00 SCREENING

Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers present, led by writer Chris Shields.

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$10 general admission, $8 for Whammy! members

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Whammy! is located in the REAR unit of 2514 Sunset Blvd, entrance access is via Rampart Blvd.