This weekend, CineFamily @ The Silent Theater will feature Faythe Levine’s 2006 film Handmade Nation. The movie documents the extents of DIY culture in the contemporary, post punk and post knitting circle, landscape.  You’re sure to get some crafty ideas (right, lola?) and probably a warm and fuzzy feeling from a motivating glimpse at active people around the country who haven’t entirely sold out, bought in, or turned into complacent robots.

Matty8080 slings her goods on Etsy

The film also looks at art collectives, online communities, and independent creative businesses.  Cinefamily notes that the film features, “papercut artist Nikki McClure, the Rhode Island-based feminist art collective The Dirt Palace, X-rated latch hook creator Whitney Lee, and Houston’s yarn-based graffiti crew Knitta.”  Yarn graffitists?  I’m there.

Q&A will follow the Saturday 12pm screening, and ticket holders will score some gift bags.

Also on Saturday, from 2-6pm, Cinefamily will host a mini-craft fair featuring some talented LA makers and hands-on activities where you will get the chance to put your creativity cap on (and maybe make AN ACTUAL THINKING CAP).  Faythe Levine will be around to sign her book, same name as the movie.  This fair is free to everyone!
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WHAT: Handmade Nation and Craft Fair
WHEN: Sat 12pm (gift bags and QA and Fair from 2-6), Sat 7pm; Sunday evening at 3, 5, 7, and 9
WHERE: Cinefamily @ The Silent Theater
$$: movie $12,  but the fair is free

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