Activist Video Archive

Preserving progressive, multicultural voices of Los Angeles area activists, and philanthropists.

Preserving progressive, multicultural voices of Los Angeles area activists and philanthropists.

Francisco Letelier - I Write Your Name

Chilean-American muralist, painter, poet and arts activist Francisco Letelier is the subject of our new documentary film.

Based in Venice, California, Francisco has been painting murals around the world for 40 years.

Francisco is the son of Orlando Letelier, who was minister of Defense in Salvador Allende's Chilean government in 1973. Overthrown, tortured, and exiled to Washington, D.C., Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt were murdered by Augusto Pinochet in 1976 at Sheridan Circle when Francisco was 16.

The Institute for Policy Study holds the Letelier-Moffatt awards every year in the name of these two murdered international activists.

Francisco talks about his history and his art work in this compelling film.


Save the date for upcoming Los Angeles area screenings of our new, feature-length documentary,

Francisco Letelier - I Write Your Name.

Where:
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center, Newhall, Town Center 5, Claremont 5, and Glendale Theaters.

When: (same times for all theaters)
Saturday 11/22 at 10AM
Sunday 11/23 at 10AM
Monday 11/24 at 7PM

The 10AM screening at Laemmle Monica Film Center will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Tickets available soon!


Our new documentary,
Francisco Letelier - I Write Your Name,
received semi-finalist status at the following Film Festivals:

Washington Film Awards

Chicago Filmmaker Awards

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

Atlanta Movie Awards

Prague Underground Film Festival

Hawaii International Film Awards

Palermo International Film Festival

London International Filmmakers Festival

Cork Indie Film Awards

Edinburgh Film Awards

Santa Cruz Film Festival


“Everything that is tearing us down today will become a memory, and this memory will be shared as an anecdote or a story or a poem or a play or a warning. It will be shared with another human being, who will then understand that he is not alone in his sadness. This is why we show up for others and tell our tales and listen to others. The great congregation meets daily, and you are someone’s angel today.”

-Tennessee Williams/Interview with James Grissom

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