SocialSet, a LAFFF Community Partner, is pleased to present:
THE ART OF THE FASHION FILM
An Evening of Dialogue with Special Guest:
EMMA WESTENBERG
DIRECTOR, JANELLE MONAE'S 'PYNK'
Blessed with the gift to visually transform any setting, storyteller, artist and filmmaker Emma Westenberg crafts cinematic creations imbued with a happy-go-lucky and whimsical aesthetic. After winning an award at the Milan Fashion Film Festival for her short film ‘Blue and You’, Emma went on to a diverse set of projects, ranging from commercial work for ASOS, Dutch Design Week and Vogue to short films and music videos, the latest of which being the viral sensation "PYNK", and her contribution to Janelle Monae’s ’emotion picture’ Dirty Computer. Emma is currently working on her first feature film, and is successfully juggling projects in fashion, music and fiction.
Intro & Fashion Film Preview by:
JUSTIN MERINO
FOUNDING PARTNER, LA Fashion Film Festival
Hailed “cultural activist” by the Guardian, Justin Merino is no stranger to producing progressive and thought-provoking creative projects and events through his agency, kulturspace. His recent key projects include LA Fashion Film Festival, ‘Show Us Your Type by KS’, Berlin U-Bahn, and the Berlin Student Film Festival. Justin has worked with international brands and personalities such as Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, Warner Bros., Alanis Morissette, Eartha Kitt and Michael Jackson. He splits his time between Berlin, Tel Aviv and his hometown Los Angeles.
THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE:
Director/Filmmaker Emma Westenberg on her creative process, collaboration, & finding your niche
Intro & Preview | LA Fashion Film Festival with Justin Merino
Followed by networking/social hour: Explore the SocialSet Studio, meet like-minded content creators and filmmakers, find new opportunities for collaboration
Wine / Refreshments
SOCIALSET is commited to building a diverse community of content creators. Our goal is to create vital collaborative opportunities for emerging talent in the intersection of content creation / fashion / technology / social media: Our event attendees include:
- Photographers
- Videographers
- Creative Directors
- Filmmakers
- Fashion Designers
- Influencers
- Stylists
- Editors
- Animators
- Makeup Artists
- Emerging Brands
- Bloggers
- & More!
SocialSet partners with innovative brands and organizations, to provide experiences, events and tools that foster creativity and connection.