Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival 2008
We, at Mixed Chicks Chat, are excited to announce the first annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival (TM)
will take place this June 12th through the 15th at the state-of-the-art
Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA.
The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival will be an annual event
celebrating films and literary works exploring racially and culturally Mixed heritages.
The Festival is inclusive: anyone who identifies as Mixed, has a trans-racial or trans-cultural adoptive
family, or who supports interracial and intercultural relationships is welcome.
Award-winning Writer Rebecca Walker Presents Opening Address
We are excited to announce that the award-winning biracial writer Rebecca Walker will present the Opening Night Address on Thursday, June 12, 2008.
Admission to the Festival is free, however, pre-registration is highly recommended.
The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival is held in conjunction with Loving Day, a celebration of the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming the right of people of different races to marry.
Please check back often for schedule information, and hotel, and transportation updates.
Support the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival
The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival is a sponsored program of From the Heart Productions, Inc., a non-profit arts organization. Please support this project with your tax-deductible donations. To donate on-line click here. You will make your donation directly on the From the Heart Productions secure website. Or send checks payable to From the Heart Productions, Inc., 1455 Mandalay Beach, Oxnard, CA 93035 Please specify "Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival" in the memo.