Into the Streets
29 minutes, 2001 (Documentary)
A film by Jamie Kravitz ’84
Screening:
Saturday, 4:00 p.m., followed by Q&A with the filmmaker
New
York has Stonewall, San Francisco has Harvey Milk, and LA has AB101. Into
the Streets chronicles one of Los
Angeles’ most significant queer events. Produced by West Hollywood based
filmmaker Jamie Kravitz, this 29 minute documentary was commissioned by the
City of West Hollywood as part of their commemoration of the 10-year
anniversary of the demonstrations.
Filmmaker Bio:
Jamie Kravitz '84 producer,
writer, and editor of Into The Streets, was born to be an independent media
artist. By age four, with his father’s help he was making short animated films
with a Super-8 film camera. Inspired by 1950s monster movies and 1970s
television, he soon graduated from making bananas peel themselves and paper
cut-outs telling stories to directing his friends in comedic monster or
superhero movies. At age 24,
Kravitz was hired by the City of West Hollywood to build a community cable
facility from the ground up. The outcome of his efforts was West Hollywood
Public Access, where he served as director for 10 years. During that time he
produced the documentaries A Reason to Vote (1999), What Price
Profit?
(1995), and narrative works Employee of the Month (1996), and Low
Rent! (1992),
which was shown in Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. When
the City decided to commission a documentary commemorating the 10 year
anniversary of the historic AB101 demonstrations, they looked no further than
their favorite son. “Producing and sharing ‘Into The Streets,’” says Kravitz, “has
been an incredible opportunity for me to give something back to both the city
and community I love.” Jamie is the founder of Jamie Kravitz Digital Design and
Production (Digivitz.com).
