KAOS/LACMA Cultural Literacy Collider

Dive into a powerful educational series bridging generations through film, dialogue, and lesson on critical media literacy. 

Curated and facilitated by legendary KAOS Network founder Ben Caldwell, L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Alile Sharon Larkin, and LACMA assistant curator of film Matazi Weathers, this series spotlights bold works by local filmmakers, featuring surprise guest appearances and unfiltered conversations on the role of storytelling in shaping cultural consciousness, both locally and globally.

Co-presented by KAOS Network and LACMA’s Aspect Ratio.

Please note that parking and transport will be difficult to KAOS Network and the Leimert Park area due to Taste of Soul Festival happening on Crenshaw Blvd from 12-7 pm.

Public transportation (arrive at the newly opened Leimert Park station on the Metro K line) or rideshare is suggested.

If you are driving, it will be best to approach from the west to avoid crossing Crenshaw. There is parking available on Leimert Blvd. and in the neighborhood, but it will be best to arrive early to allow time to find parking.

Agenda:

6-6:30 pm: Who Will Protect and Respect, Inspire and Nurture This Black Woman Filmmaker? (For Charlie and All the Brothers)

by Alile Sharon Larkin

6:30-7 pm: Interview with Nehanda Abiodun - Honoring Assata, The Black Liberation Army, and Global Pan-African Liberation

by Ben Caldwell

7-8 pm: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt with Raven Jackson

In Resonance with Uses of the Erotic, Audre Lorde, Lucille Clifton, & more