Mixed Remixed Festival

2017 Mixed Remixed Festival Photos

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We are still feeling the good vibes of a great day at the 4th Annual Mixed Remixed Festival.  We wanted to share with you some of the amazing photos from the day.  Are you in any of them?  Did you enjoy the day as much as we did? Scroll down and you’ll find our amazing photo booth photos, Storyteller’s Prize Presentation photos and photos from the whole day! 

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We were so lucky to have the whole Oyelowo crew join us for the Storyteller’s Prize Presentation for David Oyelowo! 

 

2017 Mixed Remixed Photos

You can scroll through this gallery of photos from the Storyteller’s Prize Presentation and Live Event and reception here.

You can scroll through the gallery of photo booth photos individually here. 

You can scroll through this gallery of photos of the full day of programs and fun here.

Win GREAT Giveaways at the Mixed Remixed Festival 2017

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We have some amazing giveaways this year at the Mixed Remixed Festival on June 10, 2017 that you don’t want to miss. Giveaways include gift certificates for the popular scriptwriting software Final Draft, Mixed Chicks hair products gift baskets, a $50 Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill gift certificate, AMC Theater tickets, and amusement park tickets too!  How could you win some of these things?  Well, all you have to do is be present with the winning ticket to win.  Each attendee will get three tickets when they get a name badge.  (No cost to you at all!)  You can see the schedule of giveaways below.

If you haven’t registered yet, REGISTER NOW! Spaces are filling up in many programs.

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MIXED-RACE AND MULTIRACIAL AMERICANS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heidi Durrow
Phone: 213-293-7077
Email: heidi@mixedremixed.org
Website: www.mixedremixed.org
Twitter: @mixedremixed
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MIXED-RACE AND MULTIRACIAL AMERICANS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE

LOS ANGELES, CA– The Mixed Remixed Festival, the nation’s largest gathering of mixed-race and multiracial families and people, will take place at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles (514 S. Spring Street), Saturday June 10, 2017.

The Festival celebrates stories of multiracial Americans and families, the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. This year the Festival–now in its fourth year–celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court decision that allowed people of different races to marry nationwide.

A free public event, the Festival brings together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial and multicultural families and individuals for workshops, readings, performances, and film screenings and family activities.

The Mixed Remixed Festival attracted close to 1,000 people from across the country last year and featured dozens of writers, scholars and performers including TV and film star Taye Diggs. The Festival, a non-profit arts organization — is produced by The New York Times best-selling writer, Heidi Durrow, and a talented team of entertainment professionals and artists.

“We are excited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Loving and the diversity of our stories,” says Durrow, who calls herself an Afro-Viking because she is African-American and Danish. “The Loving anniversary and the Festival are important reminders that the mixed-race experience is very much the American experience.  For our attendees, it’s a place where they can feel less alone.  Many people say it feels like coming home for the first time.”

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is strongly encouraged. The complete Festival schedule can be found online at www.mixedremixed.org.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • The Festival hosts the largest West Coast Loving Day Celebration, Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. with the annual Storyteller’s Prize presentation and live show. The Festival will present the Storyteller’s Prize to multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor and producer David Oyelowo (Selma/A United Kingdom) as part of a dynamic live show featuring comedians and performers Tehran, Sunda Croonquist, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Joshua Silverstein and Kayla Briet and produced and directed by Rayme Cornell.
  • Families can enjoy interactive craft activities, free face-painting and storytelling events led by the beloved Santa Monica bookstore, Books and Cookies, as part of the Festival’s family activities.
  • The Festival will feature a special program hosted by 23andMe showcasing a family for whom the Loving v. Virginia decision came too late. Recently, a young law student in Virginia, Katrina Callsen, uncovered her own side of the story, with the help of modern science – a genetic test from 23andMe. Katrina and her father share her discovery and the ripple effect it’s had on the family. Serein Wu, a popular lifestyle blogger, will moderate the discussion.
  • The Festival will present several notable short films including the award-winning Silences (dir. Octavio Warnock-Graham). Immediately following all the screenings there will be Q & A with the filmmakers and scholar-led discussions that connect a humanities perspective to contemporary storytellers’ work.
  • The Festival includes author readings by New York Times bestselling-author Julie Lythcott-Haims (How To Raise An Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap And Prepare Your Kid for Success, and the forthcoming memoir Real American), award-winning writer May-lee Chai, poet Tara Betts who is the co-editor of the forthcoming The Beiging of America: Personal Narratives About Being Mixed Race in the 21st Century (2 Leaf Press) and many others.
  • More than a dozen esteemed panelists will speak on diverse topics related to the mixed-race and multicultural experience, including one of the youngest TED Fellows, musician/filmmaker Kayla Briet; Tehran, comedian and host of the popular shows Comedy Bazaar and All-Star Comedy at The Laugh Factory, and professional actor and Master Teacher Rayme Cornell.
  • Band of Vices, a popular art gallery and collective, will exhibit a dozen new works in the Festival’s Grand Lobby as well.

Festival sponsors and funders include: 23andMe, Mixed Chicks, Buntoppers, Final Draft, Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill, the Leo Buscaglia Foundation, the Puffin West Foundation, and Poets & Writers through grants it has received from the Irvine Foundation and the Hearst Foundations. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of California Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Band of Vices Presents A Stunning Exhibition of New Art at the 4th Annual Mixed Remixed Festival

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We are excited that Band of Vices (BoV)–an art gallery/collective launched to support visual artists and performing artists–will showcase original new works from their most talented artists at the 4th Annual Mixed Remixed Festival.

Against All Odds (Mildred Loving), oil on wood, 18×24, 2017 Edyta Pachowicz

The exhibition includes the work of several Los Angeles area artists who are changing the art scene with unique multicultural visions.  We are particularly excited to be able to showcase the portrait of Mildred Loving by artist Edyta Pachowicz.  There is a companion piece that you will have to attend the Festival to see.  Don’t miss out on seeing this stunning display in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision that allowed people of different races to marry nationwide.  Artwork is available for sale at the Festival.

Don’t miss @bandofvices new art at the Mixed Remixed Festival 6/10! #mixedrace #multiracial

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Band of Vices was originally founded by Terrell Tilford as Tilford Art Group (TAG), which produced art shows and represented artists for over 10 years with galleries and pop-up locations in Los Angeles, New York and the Bay Area.  The company was rebranded in 2015 and has produced art shows and experiences in downtown LA and most recently, the West Adams Arts District. Band of Vices is active on all social media platforms, including BandofVices.com

 

HOW TO GET TO THE NATION’S LARGEST GATHERING OF MULTIRACIAL AND MIXED-RACE FAMILIES!

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HOW TO GET TO THE NATION’S LARGEST GATHERING OF MULTIRACIAL AND MIXED-RACE FAMILIES!

We can’t wait to see you at the Mixed Remixed Festival June 10, 2017!

Los Angeles Theatre Center

514 S. Spring Street

Los Angeles, CA 

Downtown LA

Public Transportation

The best way to get to the festival is using Los Angeles’ wonderful Metro system. Learn how to plan your ride here.

Parking

There are a lot of parking options near and around the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) 514 S. Spring Street.  A good resource to find parking options is here.  Please note that parking prices may differ depending on the time you park and other considerations. 

Road Closures

A five-month full closure of 6th Street in downtown Los Angeles between Flower and Hope streets will start Saturday, June 3, and remain in effect until November 4. During the closure, work crews will perform roadway removal, utility relocation, and beam installation work required for the Regional Connector Transit Project.

The closure will also shut down the southbound 6th Street off-ramp from the 110 freeway and reduce the northbound 6th Street off-ramp from two lanes to one between Figueroa and Flower streets.

Detours:

  • Southbound freeway traffic will detour via 4th Street off-ramp to Grand Avenue and then back to 6th Street.
  • Northbound 110 motorists should use the 9th Street off-ramp as an alternative to avoid long delays.
  • Eastbound 6th Street thru traffic will detour south on Bixel Street, east on 7th Street, north on Olive Street and then back to 6th Street.

If traveling on the 110 to or from DTLA during the closure, make sure to plan ahead and allow for extra time. Commuters might consider carpool options or alternative routes.

Click here to download the 2017 Mixed Remixed Festival schedule!

Click here for parking information with this great resource. Please note: There is quite a bit of construction going on near LATC. Find street closure information here.

The First 100 Attendees Receive a Special Goodie Bag at Mixed Remixed Festival 6/10 FREE!

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We’re doing it again! This year we’re excited to offer a special goodie bag for the first 100 attendees!  Want one of these awesome Mixed Remixed Festival water bottles? Then get there when the doors open at 9:30am and be one of the first 100 people at Mixed Remixed this year! You’ll also have a chance to receive Festival stickers and special discounts from our sponsors!  Be there and claim your goodie bag first thing on June 10!  See you soon! 

The first 100 attendees at Mixed Remixed get a goodie bag w/Festival swag 6/10! FREE! #mixedrace #multiracial

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FREE Family Fun at the Mixed Remixed Festival June 10, 2017!

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We’re excited to provide several family activities at the Mixed Remixed Festival June 10, 2017.  FREE!  Registration is strongly encouraged.  Join us for this amazing annual celebration of stories of mixed-race and multiracial families and people.  We will have FACE PAINTERS, CRAFT ACTIVITIES, and STORYTELLING TIME FOR KIDS of all ages to enjoy.  Oh, yeah, and yes, it’s all FREE!

STORYTIME 10:30am

STORYTIME MUSICAL with Miss Kyla 1:30pm

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Boooks and CookiesWe are very lucky to have beloved Santa Monica bookstore, Books and Cookies at the Festival this year.  Books and Cookies will present an interactive storytime at 10:30 and 1:30.  You don’t want to miss this! 

 

 

 

 

MIXED REMIXED FESTIVAL STORYTELLER’S PRIZE PRESENTATION HONORS MULTIPLE GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY-NOMINATED ACTOR AND PRODUCER DAVID OYELOWO

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Contact: Heidi Durrow

Phone: 213-293-7077

Email: heidi@mixedremixed.org

Website: www.mixedremixed.org

 

 

MIXED REMIXED FESTIVAL

STORYTELLER’S PRIZE PRESENTATION HONORS

MULTIPLE GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY-NOMINATED ACTOR AND PRODUCER

DAVID OYELOWO

 

(Los Angeles, CA) The Mixed Remixed Festival will present the annual Storyteller’s Prize to multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and producer David Oyelowo on June 10, 2017 at 6:30pm at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles, 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

The Festival—now in its 4th year–celebrates stories of the Mixed racial and cultural experience and stories of multiracial Americans, the fastest growing demographic in America. This year the Festival also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Loving v. Virginia decision, which allowed people of different races to marry nationwide.  A free public event, the Festival—which is the largest nationwide gathering of mixed-race and multiracial families and people–brings together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial families and individuals for workshops, readings, and film screenings for a full day of programming and family activities.

“We are ecstatic to honor David Oyelowo,” says Festival Founder and Executive Director Heidi Durrow who calls herself an Afro-Viking because she is African-American and Danish.  “We applaud the work Mr. Oyelowo has done as an artist-activist committed to social justice and for bringing heart to stories about racial and cultural connectedness in films such as A United Kingdom and Selma among others. His openness about talking about interracial families will help so many young people who are mixed and have struggled to find a place in the world, to find strength in their difference, and most importantly to connect their own struggles with the struggle for justice for all.”

The Storyteller’s Prizes are awarded each year to artists, scholars, and community leaders who have shown a dedication to celebrating and illuminating the Mixed experience. Past honorees include Emmy award-winning actors Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, TV and film star Taye Diggs, The Daily Show’s Al Madrigal, New York Times bestselling writer Jamie Ford and Cheerios.

The Festival is produced by New York Times best-selling author Heidi Durrow (The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, Algonquin Books) and a talented group of entertainment professionals.

The event is free and open to the public. This year’s honoree has confirmed his attendance for the prize presentation, which will be presented as part of the Festival’s dynamic live performance, featuring some of the best comedians and performers including Tehran, Sunda Croonquist, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Joshua Silverstein and Kayla Briet.  Registration is strongly encouraged. For more information and the complete festival schedule, visit www.mixedremixed.org.

Festival sponsors and funders include: 23andMe, Mixed Chicks, Buntoppers, Final Draft, My Heritage Book, Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill, AMC Theatres, the Leo Buscaglia Foundation, and the Puffin West Foundation. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of California Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The 2017 Storyteller’s Prize recipient:

David Oyelowo is a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and producer who has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after talents.

Oyelowo can currently be seen in Amma Asante’s romantic drama, A United Kingdom, which he also produced. Based on a true story, the film follows Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana (Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike) whom married in 1948 altered the course of African history in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments and a time when apartheid was being introduced. Upcoming, he will be seen in the third film in the Cloverfield series, produced by J.J. Abrams and released by Paramount Pictures on October 27th, 2017; as well as the lead in the as-yet untitled Nash Edgerton film, co-starring Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Thandie Newton and Amanda Seyfried.

On stage, Oyelowo recently appeared in the New York Theatre Workshop Off-Broadway production of Othello. Directed by Sam Gold and starring opposite Daniel Craig as the title character, Oyelowo earned stellar reviews for his performance.

Oyelowo gained international acclaim in 2014 starring as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s Selma. Additional film and television credits include: Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe; Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar; J.C Chandor’s A Most Violent Year; Lee Daniels’ The Butler; Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln; Christopher McQuarrie’s Jack Reacher; George Lucas and Anthony Hemingway’s Red Tails; Tate Taylor’s The Help; Kevin MacDonald’s The Last King of Scotland; and HBO’s Nightingale.

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Mixed Remixed Festival 2017 Presenter Highlight: Elizabeth Hudson, physician and mom

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I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth when she came to the Mixed Remixed Festival.  I also knew her as a listener of the podcast, The Mixed Experience.  She’s even been a guest host of the program a couple of times.  Her warmth and wisdom is abundant.  We are very glad to have her serve on a panel this year called On Bullying and the Race Talk: How to Support Your Mixed Kid.  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

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What are you?

I’m a mixed-race physician mom with a love for travel, music and politics. My background is quite diverse with West Africa, British Isles, Eastern, Europe and even some Southern European and Scandinavian heritage mixed in for good measure.

What is your mixed experience?

I am a mixed-race woman married to a white man and am raising a multiracial son

What is the most important thing you want people to know about the mixed experience?

For me, it’s important for others to understand that the mixed experience is different for all. We are not a monolith, as mixed persons, but we all share the knowledge of being a part and separate at he same time. Having a place where we are understood, fundamentally, as we are at the Mixed Remixed Festival, is a wonderful respite.

Do you remember when you first started thinking about the mixed experience? Was it because of a certain moment or event? 

When I was a kid, I remember being asked ‘what are you?’ This struck me such an odd question as I knew who I was: Elizabeth. As time went on, I realized that our society likes to be able to pigeonhole people into categories immediately, and when you are more than one thing, it creates a cognitive dissonance for those who encounter you. As there are now more mixed people, and these images have spread across the country and world,
the idea of being more than one ethnicity is not as hard for most to grasp. This doesn’t mean I am still not ( on a daily basis) misidentified, but it is real progress that I have seen in my 45 years on this planet.

What was your experience when you attended the Mixed Remixed Festival?  Why did you want to come back?

I first visited this festival three years ago. When I entered the door, I was struck by a few things. First, I’ve never been around so many people who look like me! All the women, with curls just like mine: it was amazing. Second, I never felt like I had to explain who I was, or that I was going to be misidentified. Everyone was like me: it’s a mixed-race wonderland!

What are you looking forward to most at the Festival this year?

I am so happy to be a part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Lovin v. Virginia decision. I am also looking forward to seeing David Oyelowo as he receives the Storyteller’s Prize! His portrayal of MLK in Selma was spellbinding!

Mixed Remixed Festival 2017: Film Finalists

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There were so many wonderful films that we wanted to share with you at the Festival but because of our limited programming time we were not able to.

But we still want you to know about these talented filmmakers and their films!

Here is a complete list (in no particular order) of our 2017 Mixed Remixed Festival Finalists:

  • The Other Race, dir. Terrence Flowers
  • Stranger, dir. Barbara Mamabolo
  • Master of the Sky: The Life and Art of Sam Koji Hale, dir. Sumiko Braun
  • Alien Citizen, dir. E. Liang
  • Blasian Narratives, dir. Jivan Atman
  • Sweeter, dir. Emily Eaglin
  • Service to Man, dir. Aaron Greer
  • My Identity, dir. Yasmin Mistry
  • The Hanji Box, dir. Nora Jacobson
  • The Commitment, dir. Albert M. Chan
  • Voices from Mixed Race America, dir. MJ Engel
  • Mixed Match, dir. Jeff Chiba Stearns
  • Milshake, dir. Sangjin Ko

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