MAKE A MOVIE LIKE SPIKE
December 4, 2011, 1:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
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The SCA Alumni Screening Series and little plow films invite you and a guest to a special screening of
Make a Movie Like Spike
1:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 4th, 2011
The Ray Stark Family Theatre
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
About Make a Movie Like Spike
Make a Movie Like Spike centers around Luis, a young man who is rejected from USC's School of Cinematic Arts and decides to attend LA City College instead. Circumstances that seem to overwhelm his passage into manhood and his development as an artist force him to drop out of LACC and join the Marine Corp with his best friend Ronald. Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald make a movie documenting their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. In their darkest hour, they turn on the video camera for the last time and document the final moments of their journey home. They soon realize that their dreams and promises of a new life mean nothing in a place called War.
Provided courtesy of little plow films. Not rated. Running time: 82 minutes.
To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.
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About the Guests
JAMIL WALKER SMITH (Director, Writer, Actor)
Jamil Smith has been a working actor since the age of thirteen. Jamil directed and produced the short film THE SON in 2007, which screened at Urbanworld Film Festival, where he met his partner in little plow films, Brittany Ballard. In 2008 Jamil won Best Actor for the role of Shucky in the acclaimed short film, IN THE WIND, at the Big Easy New Orleans Film Festival. He is currently a series regular on the SyFy show Stargate Universe.
BRITTANY BALLAD (Producer, SCA Alumna)
Brittany Ballard is the Manager of FILM FORWARD at Sundance Institute. She is also serving her sixth year as Producer and Director of Programming for Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET (NYC). Before forming her production company, little plow films, with partner Jamil Walker Smith, Brittany was Head of Acquisitions at Newmarket Films and Programmer at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Brittany produced the indie feature MAKE A MOVIE LIKE SPIKE, currently traveling the festival circuit (including Santa Barbara and Edinburgh International Film Fests) and most recently won the New Visions Award at Cinequest Film Festival. Brittany and Jamil co-wrote and will co-direct the screen adaptation of Ayelet Waldman’s acclaimed novel, Daughter’s Keeper, for which they hold the film/TV option.
About the SCA Alumni Screening Series
The School of Cinematic Arts invites you to an exciting free screening series featuring a dynamic selection of new feature films by SCA alumni and faculty throughout the Fall 2011 semester. All screenings and events will be free of charge and open to the public, although we do ask for an electronic reservation for each screening, which can be made through the website for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.
To view the calendar for the SCA Alumni Screening Series, click here.
Check-In & Reservations
This screening is free of charge and open to the general public. Please bring a photo ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Doors will open at 12:30 P.M.
Parking
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8.00 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Free street parking is also available along Jefferson Blvd.
Contact Information
Name: Alessandro Ago
Email: aago@cinema.usc.edu