Lumiere Cinema owners, Peter Ambrosio, Lauren Brown & Luis Orellana. Photo by Los Angeles Daily News
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Lumiere Cinema at Music Hall in West Hollywood to remain closed down. They need our help, and are asking the public to step in and save their theatre.
“This is a plea to everyone out there who loves to watch movies on the big screen. To everyone involved in filmmaking who knows how hard it is to make a film & knows how hard it is to get it screened in a theatre. To distributors who are in the fight to get their films seen on the big screen. We should have more venues to screen films in the Los Angeles area, not less. We are committed to varied programming and especially programming from traditionally underrepresented filmmakers. When we started this operation a year ago, all we wanted was an opportunity.”
DONATE TO LUMIERE HERE
Here at Hey Venus Radio we understand that there are so many organizations to research, and to donate to. And, the truth of the matter is that we are all struggling right now —we may not have much to donate ourselves. But think about the process in this way, we all have things that we might spend our money on that are non-essential items. Perhaps you don’t need that drive-thru bacon burger, make something to eat in your own kitchen, and save a few bucks. When you find yourself needing that oil change or your foodstamps ran out, we understand. Some of us may not have the extra few dollars to spare. In that case, spread the word. Share this post. Email folks who you know can afford to make a donation. But in case you can spare ten dollars or so, think about putting that money toward an organization that needs help from the public, from those in communities which have already lost book stores and theatres —these sacred organizations are educational facilities. And they need our attention.
DONATE TO LUMIERE HERE
More from the owners: “The pandemic has taken a financial toll on us over the last eight months; our aspirations for what we wanted to bring to the Los Angeles area are in jeopardy. Please help share our story as widely as possible. Every donation large and small matters. Every time you share it with your friends and family it creates more awareness. We are looking to you the Los Angeles area community for help. Please share & donate if you can. Reaching our fundraising goal would secure our survival for at least another year.”