About this Event
Los Angeles City Council District 13, Office of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, is proud to partner with the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre and Department of Cultural Affairs to present "Lens on Life" – a new monthly film screening series, to be held on the third Wednesday of every month, in the beautiful 300-seat Barnsdall Gallery Theatre.
Each month, we will partner with an organization doing work in our district, to curate a selection of short and feature length films, of varying lengths and genres, each highlighting one critical issue affecting our communities, or value that represents our Los Angeles. After each screening, we will host an intimate conversation with an expert or experts of the films shown, and/or the particular subject matter covered by the film.
This will be an opportunity to connect with people in our community through art and film, in the city that has historically been the global center of filmmaking, and only paces away from Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Hollyhock House, Los Angeles’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site.
AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman - Wednesday, November 18, 2026
This month, we'll be teaming up with California Community Foundation, Being Alive!, FLUX, and Translatin@ Coalition to present a screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman - a documentary by filmmaker Dante Alencastre about pioneering AIDS and LGBTQIA+ activist Connie Norman.
The film follows Norman's work as an activist, radio host, and transgender leader during the 1990s, and her defense of her fellow HIV positive community members in Los Angeles.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about a true LA icon, and unsung hero, with a special conversation after the screening, with the film's director Dante Alencastre, LGBTQIA+ Liaison with the Los Angeles Civil Rights Department Carla Ibarra, and community organizer, activist, and author Torie Osbourne.
Screening at 7pm
Reception and Doors Open at 6pm
Event venue & nearby stays
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
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