Los Angeles Now

Directed by Phillip Rodriguez.
US, 2004, color, 60 min.

Los Angeles, once the whitest city in America, is now the most multicultural city in the world. Yet the city’s cultural transformation has been largely overlooked by the movies, the media, and even by many of its residents. The entertainment industry continues to churn out outdated images of L.A. while ignoring the many new stories emerging from the city’s increasingly diverse populations. A rare and thoughtful evocation of a city, Los Angeles Now looks beyond "Baywatch" and Blade Runner to create a fresh and candid portrait of America’s second largest city following the close of its “Anglo century.”

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