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A Warm December (1973), directed by and starring Sidney Poitier. In this film, Jamaica actress Esther Anderson plays Catherine Oswandu, and she is the anchor of the film. Oswandu, a chic, natural-hair princess from the fictional African nation of Torunda, in London on her country’s behalf amid high-stakes political negotiations. Dr. Matt Younger (Poitier) falls in love with her, but their time is cut short.
I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole of 70s Black cinema. The kind of films where raw talent carries the whole frame. Performers who held their weight without high-tech gloss and without algorithms. Just presence, craft, and a camera. — Darian
Entry is donation-based at the door. A portion of proceeds will go toward Compton’s G.IRLS Club to support the young women and leaders of Los Angeles that Studio Symoné is inspired by and aims to uplift. Learn more about Compton’s G.IRLS Club.
Have your holiday portrait taken on site. Attire is Black chic. Think warm sweaters, turtlenecks, a tailored pant you’ve wanted to wear this holiday season, leather boots. Blacks, reds, browns, deep oranges, greens. Silver and gold jewelry, subtle or exaggerated. Wear that watch you love, but never wear. Relaxed, comfy, elevated. Just don’t over think it. I promise you’re fly.
We’ll enjoy appetizers from Moishe’s in The Original Farmer’s Market at The Grove will be there to enjoy, along with wine and mocktail beverages.
Location: Park and Lex in The Arts District
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Screening begins at 6:30 p.m.
RSVP required, space is limited.
Image: A Warm December (1973). © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Courtesy of Swank Motion Pictures. Used by permission.
A Warm December (1973), directed by and starring Sidney Poitier. In this film, Jamaica actress Esther Anderson plays Catherine Oswandu, and she is the anchor of the film. Oswandu, a chic, natural-hair princess from the fictional African nation of Torunda, in London on her country’s behalf amid high-stakes political negotiations. Dr. Matt Younger (Poitier) falls in love with her, but their time is cut short.
I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole of 70s Black cinema. The kind of films where raw talent carries the whole frame. Performers who held their weight without high-tech gloss and without algorithms. Just presence, craft, and a camera. — Darian
Entry is donation-based at the door. A portion of proceeds will go toward Compton’s G.IRLS Club to support the young women and leaders of Los Angeles that Studio Symoné is inspired by and aims to uplift. Learn more about Compton’s G.IRLS Club.
Have your holiday portrait taken on site. Attire is Black chic. Think warm sweaters, turtlenecks, a tailored pant you’ve wanted to wear this holiday season, leather boots. Blacks, reds, browns, deep oranges, greens. Silver and gold jewelry, subtle or exaggerated. Wear that watch you love, but never wear. Relaxed, comfy, elevated. Just don’t over think it. I promise you’re fly.
We’ll enjoy appetizers from Moishe’s in The Original Farmer’s Market at The Grove will be there to enjoy, along with wine and mocktail beverages.
Location: Park and Lex in The Arts District
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Screening begins at 6:30 p.m.
RSVP required, space is limited.
Image: A Warm December (1973). © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Courtesy of Swank Motion Pictures. Used by permission.