The Flaherty Film Seminar, the USC Center for Ethnographic Media Arts (CEMA), USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Los Angeles Filmforum present: The 2025 Los Angeles Flaherty Pod.

Entering its 70th year, the Flaherty Film Seminar is revered as one of the most significant convenings around non-fiction cinema. Each year filmmakers, scholars, students, curators, critics, archivists, and cinephiles gather for an immersive, week-long program of film screenings, in-depth discussions, artist talks, installations, and/or performances around a theme.

This summer, Flaherty has expanded from its single location seminar, offering eight global venues (pods). The Los Angeles pod is Flaherty's sole location on the west coast. Held in collaboration with Los Angeles Filmforum, Flaherty LA opens the seminar experience to the wider public. Curated by CEMA's Stephanie Spray and SCA's Michael Renov (Flaherty curator, 2005), with special guests James Benning, Rebecca Baron, and more.

The program will be an interplay in time across three generations of experimental documentary, with works fresh to LA (and the wider world). The particular films and guests will be revealed at the show. On Sunday, June 29th, Flaherty LA will celebrate the peak of the seminar with a site-specific program available only here in Los Angeles.

Thursday June 26th - Sunday June 29th, 2025

The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building,
USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Tickets are offered on a sliding scale of $30-100 for the full six program seminar. 
REGISTER HERE

As it's the summer, street parking is generally available. Campus parking is available (fees incurred) if preferred.

Visit https://theflaherty.org/ for more information. We hope to see you there!