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Wisdom Gone Wild
A new look at dementia and caregiving, observed over 15 years. A Japanese American mother and daughter evolve their troubled relationship through the process of caregiving.
A ferocious and unapologetic group of young women of color committed to confronting racism and violence, and demanding safe spaces for women.
Joanna Sokolowski is a Bay Area documentary filmmaker. She founded Sylvia Frances Films in 2013 with Kate Trumbull-LaValle to produce The Ovarian Psycos. Joanna is the associate producer for Very Semi Serious, an offbeat documentary about humor, art, and the genius of The New Yorker cartoons. She has worked as an associate producer at Walking Iris Media… Show more
Kate Trumbull-LaValle is a Los Angeles-based independent documentary filmmaker who first began in the field of social justice media as an educator and program coordinator for the Media Arts Center San Diego and the San Diego Latino Film Festival. She directed the short documentary, Abaayo/Sister (2012), an intimate portrait of two Somali friends… Show more
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Bicycles? Check. Bandanas? Check. The Ovarian Psycos gear up and ride out into the night, fanning out in pairs of two, four, and six. In constant motion, cruising up and down the storied streets of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, and Lincoln Heights, they call out to new riders to join them in a journey through the neighborhood. “Whose streets? Our streets!”
Since forming in the summer of 2011 by activist, poet M.C., and single mother, Xela de la X, the Ova’s have made it their mission to cycle for the purpose of healing, reclaiming their neighborhoods, and creating safer streets for women on the Eastside. At first only attracting a few local women, over the past few years the Ovarian Psycos have inspired a ferocious and unapologetic crowd of local heroines who are a visible force along the barrios and boulevards of Los Angeles. The film Ovarian Psycos rides along with them, exploring the impact of the group’s brand of feminism on neighborhood women and communities as they confront injustice, racism, and violence.
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