Actors Alfred Molina, Olivia Munn, Abigail Spencer and Demian Bichir at the LA Film Fest and SAGindie Coffee Talk: Actors held at Luxe City Center Hotel
Frank Morgan Tribute
Musicians Mark Gross, Grace Kelly and Ron Carter perform onstage at the Frank Morgan Tribute at The GRAMMY Museum
UN Free & Equal Global Film Series Launch:Â Out in the Night
Charles Radcliffe of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is joined by Festival filmmakers Malika Zouhali-Worrall, blair dorosh-walther, Giovanna Chesler, Katherine Fairfax Wright, doc subjects Patreese Johnson and Renata Hill with Film Independent President Josh Welsh. The launch was sponsored by Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.
Funny Talk
Actors Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key and Film Independent at LACMA curator Elvis Mitchell speak onstage at Funny Talk: A Conversation With Key and Peele at the Regal Cinema L.A. LIVE Stadium 14
Key and Peele Reveal the Roots of Their Own Special Brand of Funny
Elvis Mitchell introduced Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele at the Los Angeles Film Festival last night as “the two black men who won the Peabody Award not for tragedy, but for comedy.” The stars of the critically acclaimed and popular Comedy Central show, Key and Peele “who fearlessly apply their mischievous minds and satirical savvy to racially aware sketches both broad and incisive” revealed the roots of their comedic philosophy and presented clips from some of their favorite sketches that have influenced their style.