THE REAL DEAL w John Malpede, Tom Jones FREE April 19, 2007

Free
You must RSVP
If the RSVP fills up, get there 15 minutes early, because that's when they start releasing no-show tickets to standby.



Film Screening:
"The Real Deal"
Panel discussion with director John Malpede, producer Tom Jones and others
Join a discussion with the creators of this award-winning documentary chronicling the evolution and impact of the homeless performance group Los Angeles Poverty Department.

Tom Jones has produced and directed for NBC, ABC, CBS, Paramount, Disney, multiple cable outlets and syndication. His documentary, The Search for Amelia Earhart, (NBC, Carolco) made national headlines when it uncovered a section of the aviatrix's airplane in the South Pacific. Jones produced all the media for Ross Perot's presidential campaigns, including the award winning long format programs for which the campaign is famous. He has done extensive work for museums, including "1968: The Year That Rocked the World" for the Newseum in Washington DC and "Reel Justice" for the American Museum of Law. He founded a not for profit organization with Dr. Michael Nobel which creates and distributes arts based educational programs to middle school children. His corporate clients include Countrywide Financial, Starbucks, AARP and Toyota.

John Malpede moved to Los Angeles in 1984 in an effort to reconnect with the real world after spending several years immersed in the New York City performance art scene. An article in the Los Angeles Times describing then Mayor Bradley's efforts to move the homeless off the streets of Los Angeles for the duration of the Olympics, prompted John to take a volunteer position with the homeless advocacy group, Inner City Law. While working there, he developed the idea for the Los Angeles Poverty Department (L.A.P.D.) the first performance group in the nation comprised primarily of homeless and formerly homeless people.

He is a frequent collaborator with dancers, poets, artists, architects, and other directors and was recently been featured in "The Passion" series by artist Bill Viola and as Antonin Artaud in director Peter Sellars' productions of "For An End to the Judgment of God". He has received Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Creation Award; San Francisco Art Institute's Adeline Kent Award; and a Theater LA Ovation Award, as well as numerous government and foundation project grants.

Official Website: http://www.lfla.org/aloud/php/a.calendar.bioText.php?month=04&year=2007&day=19