NEW WAVE X L.A. PUBLIC LIBRARY ZINE WORKSHOP

Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 2:30–4:30 PM
Octavia E. Butler Memory Lab – Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library

Join filmmaker and author Elizabeth Ai (NEW WAVE: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora) and Betty Hang, co-producer of the award-winning documentary NEW WAVE, for a hands-on zine-making workshop celebrating National Archives Month.

Together, we’ll explore how personal and community stories can challenge mainstream narratives by watching some clips from the feature documentary film, NEW WAVE, and become part of our shared archive.

Using collage, stickers, stamps, and mixed media, participants will create their own zines reflecting on identity, memory, and resistance.

All materials provided (feel free to bring your own family archives to use in the zine (photocopies of photos)!).

Come ready to make, share, and uplift the stories that connect us.

PLEASE COME EARLY TO FIND PARKING. READ ALL SIGNS.

PARKING DETAILS: https://www.lapl.org/branches/central-library/parking

, directed by Elizabeth Ai, premiered at Tribeca 2024, where it won the Albert Maysles Special Jury Award for Best New Documentary Director. Since then, the film has screened at over 30 festivals, earning additional accolades including Audience Award, Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, and excellence in cross-cultural filmmaking. Press coverage includes: The New York Times, Vogue, IndieWire, Hyperallergic, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle.

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Instagram: @newwavedocumentary

Website: https://newwavedocumentary.com/

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Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, United States

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