Kristin's List: A Guide to Cultivated Los Angeles

Director Sarah Gavron’s feature film debut “Brick Lane,” based on the novel by Monica Ali, tells the story of a Bangladeshi girl sent by her family to marry an older man who lives in London’s Bangladeshi community, aka “Banglatown.” Touching on a classic immigrant story, “Brick Lane” features a community never before portrayed in a major British literary novel much less an international film. Following the screening Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee discuss the film and the immigrant experience it depicts.

WHEN: 7:30pm
ADMISSION: Free, online reservations necessary
WHERE: Harmony Gold Theatre
ADDRESS: 7655 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CONTACT & TICKETS: www.zocalola.org

A ten minute tracking shot of a traffic jam, radical cannibals and random philosophers are all part of the journey for a morally bankrupt Parisian couple on a countryside drive. Come enjoy Jean-Luc Godard’s 1967 dark comedy, “Week End,” under the stars at eighteen-thirty’s first rooftop screening of the season.

The Echo Park art space, eighteen-thirty, will feature rooftop films every Wednesday through August 27th. Featured films will include “Fists in the Pocket,” “Citi of God,” “Gozu,” “Flaming Creatures” and “Persona.”

“Week End,” 1967, France, 105 min, French with English subtitles

WHEN: 8:30pm
ADMISSION: $5
TICKETS: Door
WHERE: eighteen-thirty
ADDRESS: 1830 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
WEBSITE: rooftopscreenings.blogspot.com