Call for Entries - MXRoots (Mixed Roots Festival) (Los Angeles)

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The Mixed Roots Festival is looking for stories that concern the Mixed
experience. Submit your film, writing (fiction, memoir, poetry), craft
workshops (writing, filmmaking, storytelling), or LIVE performance
piece. You may find your work featured at the 2011 Mixed Roots Film &
Literary Festival. We're looking for submissions in Film, Writing and
Performance that celebrate and nurture storytelling of the Mixed
experience: interracial/ cultural relationships, transracial/ cultural
adoptions and anyone who identifies with having Mixed, Hapa, Biracial
or Multiracial heritage.

THE LATE DEADLINE for submissions is March 20.

This years fest occurs on June 11-12, 2011 at the Japanese American
National Museum in Los Angeles.

The Festival, currently in its fourth year, brings together film and
book lovers,
innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial families and
individuals for two days of workshops, readings, film screenings and
live performance including music, comedy and spoken word. Since the
Festival has open, its showcased many talented filmmakers, writers,
and performers including Rebecca Walker, Kip Fulbeck, Danzy Senna,
Carleen Brice, Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts, Angela Nissel, Neil Aitken,
Sundee Frasier, Karyn Parsons, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng and many many more.
You can check out more information about the festival at
http://www.mxroots.org.

from LA Culture Net