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Latino Film Institute Extends #Ycplivereads

Talent From Broke, East Los High, Elena Of Avalor, Little America, Los Espookys, Mayans Mc, Napoleon Dynamite, Narcos Mexico, On My Block, One Day At A Time, Queen Of The South, Selena: The Series, The Casagrandes, and The Sinner To Read Film Scripts Written By Public School Student

Project extended Through May 15th

Los Angeles, CA — Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos announced that the Youth Cinema Project (YCP) has added additional shows and talent to their YCP Live Reads line-up. The live stream script reading sessions will continue through Friday, May 15, 2020 due to overwhelming participation from the Hollywood Latinx community.

YCP introduces elementary, middle, and high school students to the art of filmmaking and bridges the achievement and opportunity gaps by creating lifelong learners and the entertainment industry’s multicultural future. The program is implemented in public schools across California.

YCP Live Reads has added Mondays to their current schedule. Live virtual readings will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1pm PST through Friday, May 15, 2020 on the Youth Cinema Project website, and can be found on social media with the hashtag: #YCPLiveReads.

“The response and outpouring of support to the readings from both talent and the community has been tremendous,” said Edward James Olmos.  “The kindness that we have seen is incredible, and we are thrilled that we can do this for our YCP students.  We know how important storytelling and creativity are for them, especially during these extraordinary times, while they are dependent upon virtual classrooms and distance learning.”

VIdeo from founder of Youth Cinema Project

#YCPLiveReads Schedule:

Wednesday, April 22

Friday, April 24 – A double feature

Monday, April 27

Wednesday, April 29 

Friday, May 1

Monday, May 4

Wednesday, May 6

Friday, May 8

Monday, May 11

Wednesday, May 13

Friday, May 15

The series began on April 8, 2020 with talent from Devious Maids, Genteifed, Spanish Aqui Presents and Vida participating. 

Video from Edward James Olmos here

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