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  • #MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.
  • This weekend in the arts: a Haunted House at Bread and Salt, The Old Globe's AXIS Day of the Dead; "Murder Ballads"; "Noche Familiar" at The Shell; a silent movie and ofrendas and altars across the region.
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  • The Coronado Historical Association, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents "The Dragon Painter" (1919). This cinematic gem was inducted into the prestigious National Film Registry in 2014 and stars silent-era heartthrob Sessue Hayakawa. In this romance drama, Hayakawa plays an artist desperate to find a sought-after princess muse, played by Hayakawa's wife Tsuru Aoki. This black-and-white film features the exquisite Coronado Japanese Tea Garden as a lush backdrop for the couple’s happy moments with many scenes also filmed in Yosemite National Park. Despite being filmed here in Coronado's Japanese Tea Garden over 103 years ago, this film will be screened for the first time in Coronado at the historic Village Theater. This silent film is accompanied by a complete score by Japanese-American composer Mark Izu. Date | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 5pm Location | Village Theater Purchase Tickets here! $15-$40 A limited number of "The Dragon Painter" screening VIP tickets will include a post-screening reception with Q&A with Daisuke Miyao at the Coronado Historical Association (1100 Orange Avenue). Run-time is 53 minutes. The screening of this film is in collaboration with the Coronado Historical Association exhibit Uprooted: The Story of Japanese Americans in Coronado. For further information on this event please visit website: https://www.goelevent.com/CIFF/e/TheDragonPainterScreeningReception
  • Inspired by the Eight Pillars of Joy outlined in "The Book of Joy" by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this film invites viewers to take an unforgettable theatrical journey through moments of everyday magic and extraordinary possibility. Written by award-winning poet laureate nominee Gill Sotu, “The History of Joy” is inspired by real-life stories of struggle, beauty, and triumph. Produced by Vanguard Culture in partnership with The Rosin Box Project. The "History of Joy" premieres on Thursday, April 28 at the Museum of Photographic Arts. The film will also be screened virtually on our YouTube channel. Event schedule: 5:30 p.m. – Doors open, explore photography exhibitions 6 p.m. – Cocktails and silent auction 7 p.m. – Film screening 9:15 p.m. – Post-show Q&A with director, cinematographer, and cast members (20-min) Get tickets here! VIP Wine + Screening - In Person: $50 General Admission - In Person: $20 General Admission - Virtual: $10 For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/the-history-of-joy-world-premiere.
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