I Am… Film Series—Elena and Post-Screening Conversation

FILM at LACMA presents classic and contemporary narrative and documentary films, artists and their influences, emerging auteurs, international showcases, special guest-curated programs, and conversations with artists and special guests.

I Am… Film Series

This winter, LACMA presents a series of films by award-winning and emerging Latin American and BIPOC filmmakers who approach their subjects through the eye of the “other” with curiosity, empathy, and respect. The series will explore overlapping themes prevalent in both the U.S. and Latin America, bringing together Latin American and BIPOC filmmakers to find a point of convergence. Each screening will be followed by a curated conversation with the filmmaker, creating a dialogue that offers overlapping yet unique cultural perspectives about the topics of the films. Curated by Vanessa Perez, the series aims to celebrate cultural diversity and emerging filmmakers, while showing we are all interconnected.

Join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of Elena, followed by a conversation with director Michèle Stephenson.

Elena

Because of their Haitian ancestry, Elena and her family were stripped of their Dominican citizenship. Now stateless, she must navigate an opaque bureaucracy to regain her citizenship in a racist, hostile society intent on deporting her.

This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account. After you register or log in to your Slipstream account, you will then be prompted to enter the password above.

Watch the official Elena trailer: