Los Angeles Filmforum presents the Los Angeles premieres of  South Main, an intimate portrait of three single African American mothers as they struggle to raise their families and regain their lives after a government imposed relocation and closure of their apartment complex in South Los Angeles.  There will be screenings at two locations on February 8 and 11, 2009.

Sunday February 8, 2009, 7:00 pm
Filmforum at the Egyptian Theatre,
6712 Hollywood Blvd. at Las Palmas, Los Angeles CA 90028
Wednesday February 11, 2009, 6:30 and 8:30 pm
Filmforum at KAOS Network
4343 Leimert Blvd. at 43rd Place (2 blocks east of Crenshaw Blvd.), Los Angeles CA 90008

Tickets: $10 admission / $6 students/seniors / Free to LA Filmforum members
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For reservations, email the name & number in your party to lafilmforum@yahoo.com.

“Parker delves into a largely unseen section of Los Angeles and the travails of three women, cast with their families out of an apartment complex deemed unsafe in 2004 by the government due to the local gang activity.  The tactic chosen by our city to diffuse this gang activity: demolish the complex and force all the families to find new residences.

As we begin a new presidency and hear calls for reborn political and community activity, this is the sort of film that must be seen so we can gain an understanding of the problems being confronted.  But the film is no mere propaganda or liberal plea.  In her locked off shots and long takes, Parker imparts the dignity of the women and the range of their difficulties, as they stave off homelessness and confront the mindless violence that wracks their neighborhood.  Superb filmmaking, the kind that raises the viewer’s consciousness and should be viewed by all Angeleños.” - Adam Hyman, Director LA Filmforum

South Main will be screening as part of the Shadow Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam on November 24th at the home of Dutch director Frans Weisz.

Shadow Documentary Film Festival

South Main is screening for the first time in The States at Detroit Docs Interntational Film Festival

Saturday, November 1st  1515 Broadway  5:22 pm

SOUTH MAIN screening schedule

link to panel description

Indiewood Is Dead… Long Live the New, True Indies 

We bring together some of the new generation of US independent filmmaking talent to discuss what the future holds for the Indie scene.

Festival Programmer Michael Hayden will be joined on stage by directors Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy), Kelly Parker (South Main), Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo), Joe Swanberg (Nights and Weekends) and Azazel Jacobs (Momma’s Man).

Saturday, October 18, 2008  2pm  NFT3

SOUTH MAIN screening dates

Thursday, October 16.  7 pm   Studio
Friday, October 17.  6:15 pm   NFT2
Monday, October 20.  1:45pm NFT2

Festival Dates : October 15 - 30

SOUTH MAIN has been invited to screen at BFI London in October

Festival Website

“An unblinking, deeply resonant look at three women and their families navigating a government-imposed relocation in an underprivileged section of Los Angeles, confident docu “South Main” marbles furious rigor with streaks of clear-eyed compassion.” - Eddie Cockrell, Variety

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South Main is having its world premiere on Friday February 15th at the Berlin International Film Festival

Screening dates and times are as follows:

2.14.08 10:00 Cinemax X5 (press screening)

2.15.08 15:15 Arsenal

2.16.08 20:00 Cinestar 8

2.17.08 13:00 Cubix 7