· NOON
NOON (in progress)
David de Rozas & David Kelley
2K Video, 14 min, Color and 5.1 Sound
Amid a housing crisis and another wave of redevelopment, a single tracking shot follows generations of Downtown Los Angeles residents sitting elbow to elbow at a lunch counter promised as shared, yet always contested.
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NOON is made in close collaboration with individuals drawn from Downtown Los Angeles’s diverse communities. The project partners with the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD), a performance group that has made work with and by Skid Row residents since 1985, and Homeboy Art Academy, which provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated youth and adults. The film approaches these organizations and collaborators as co-authors, retelling the city on their own terms.
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With Jacklyn Agor · Daryious Anderson · Henry Michael Apodaca · Trinidad Octavio Apodaca · Hal Bastian · Stephanie Bell · Kathy Bui-Wang · Alex Celis · Aaron Chang · Aj Santos Chrong · Iron Donato · Drakeo · Freeda · Dominic Garcia · Ruben M. Garcia · Simone Glines · Erinnae Grady · Tom Grode · Poppy Harmon · Mia Imani Harrison · Lorinda Hawkins · James Hellebuyck · Tahjon (Tj) Hill · Leroy Kelley-Chang · Colin Kerekes · Ande Astreed Kims · Jennifer Kwoon · Gizelle Lopez · Cassidy Deoujahne Rose Macneill · Lorraine Morland · Alfi A. Price · Ana E. Riera-Pepe · Alice Rivera · Frank Rivera · Randi Rivera · Heidi Sanchez · Zyon Stovall · Lwanga Mayola Tikaka · Helen Ut · Amber Williamson.
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FILMED AT THE SKID ROW MUSEUM & ARCHIVE
250 S. BROADWAY, DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, MAY 30, 2026
Directed - David de Rozas & David Kelley
Image - Pablo Lago Dantas
Sound - Aric Lopez
Assistant - Directors Dayanara Saucedo
Production Assistant - Leroy Kelley Chang
Production Assistant - Trinidad Octavio Apodaca
Production Assistant - Gi Gonzales
Production Assistant - Sofia Mancing
Community Coordinator - Lorinda Hawkins
Homeboy Art Academy Coordinator - Randi Rivera
Makeup Artist - Tamami Ito
Catering - Monte Carlo Cafe
Editing - David de Rozas & David Kelley
VFX And Compositing - Sunhee Jun
VFX Assistant - Victoria Corona
Sound Design - Kayla Mcintyre
Foley Artist - Kayla Mcintyre
Sound Mixer - Yang Liu
Colorist - David Kelley
