08/23/2020
1 year ago I took on a project as a volunteer that changed my life. I made friends that are so special and important to me and I gained knowledge that I always wanted. On this weekend, we were all supposed to be celebrating the 5th annual DTLA Proud Festival in Pershing Square. While we cannot be together in person to celebrate 5 years of unity, community, and diversity in Downtown Los Angeles, our team has been working hard behind the scenes on a very special project for our community. We are officially announcing: PROUD IN THE PANDEMIC, a documentary by the community, for the community - premiering online Fall 2020. 🎥🎞🌆👤🏳️🌈
Staying true to our mission of celebrating everyone’s story, spreading optimism, growing our community, and expanding our definition of diversity, PROUD IN THE PANDEMIC is meant to be a time capsule that will capture this moment of survival, resiliency, and innovation in our community in a time when we ask ourselves how we can continue to stay proud and what the idea of LGBTQ+ pride means to us in these challenging and uncertain times brought on by a pandemic and civil unrest. Through a series of interviews and personal stories shared through the eyes of members of our community, the film will chronicle where we have come from, where we are, and where we see ourselves going as one united community.
Please support our community and consider making a donation in any amount to this very special project (link in bio).
With love and gratitude, Team DTLA Proud
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