Production Panel with Longbeach Community Media Arts Film Club

For this special screening Velvet Penny is teaming up with Longbeach Media Arts Film club to share, 'Yudith' a music video created to portray the nonlinear path of healing and the pathways of self destruction that present themselves on the path to realizing the power of self love. During this screening Velvet Penny frontwoman, Marlena Martinez, will be accompanied by Director of Photography Haley Salcido-Gronski and Gaffer Isaiah Thomas.

This screening is a part of the 'Yudith' music video release and community workshop series, offering community care through accessible, all ages, art workshops. Our mission is to share these workshops to help connect attendees with practices that can help them, grow, heal and find empowerment.

LBCMA Film Club Writeup

LBCMA Film Club is a vibrant community hub for anyone interested in the world of independent and underground film. The club hosts monthly screenings of independently produced documentaries, experimental shorts, animated films, community based cinema, and everything in between. Beyond screenings, Long Beach Community Media Arts and PLACE LB foster a dynamic creative environment with workshops on filmmaking techniques, Q&A sessions with filmakers, and opportunities for members to showcase their own work. The club cultivates a welcoming atmosphere for both seasoned cinephiles and those just discovering the power of independent cinema, fostering a passionate and engaged community of film lovers in Long Beach. Want to get involved? Show a film? Host a screening? Feel free to email or DM us with any and all ideas that you might have. Or just come to a screening and say hi!

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ABOUT ‘YUDITH’

Yudith is the second Official Music video release for Velvet Penny’s debut record, ‘All the Flowers.’ The video portrays the nonlinear path of healing and addresses the different avenues of self destruction that present themselves to us when lost. Pictured is doe eyed Yudith, as she finds herself in a desolate environment encroached upon by a group of menacing spirits persuading her from the path of self love and discovery.

ABOUT VELVET PENNY

Velvet Penny, is a musical collective, dedicated group of community organizers and artists led by singer/songwriter Marlena Martinez. For her debut body of work, Marlena spent several years creating ‘All the Flowers,’ which was released as an album, community zine, and award winning music video dedicated to preventing and healing domestic violence. ‘All the Flowers’ can most simply be described as an art rock album that explores the sounds of folk, alt-jazz, and psychedelia unified through the complexities of dissonance and the lightness of healing.

As a vocalist and community organizer working at the intersection of activism, wellness, and art, Marlena was awarded an artistic residency at CASA Pitzer in Ontario, California hosted by The Arts Area where her music video for ‘All the Flowers’ was on view from November 2022- February 2023. During the opening, Velvet Penny made their debut as a full band but most critically, Velvet Penny’s residency offered free education, art, and wellness programs designed to create kinder and safer communities. Workshops ranged in topics such as somatic consent, zine making, body and trauma work/healing, and self-defense.

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