Lawrence native's film debut The Story of Luke opens at Liberty Hall
Lawrence filmmaker Alonso Mayo brings The Story of Luke to 18 cities including a 7 p.m. Liberty Hall premiere. The comedy follows a young man with a high functioning developmental disability as he seeks a girlfriend and a job. Mayo drew on personal experiences and family ties in Lima, Peru, with his mother directing Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru.
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American Film Institute
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Story of Luke screening at Liberty Hall in Lawrence
Liberty Hall at 644 Massachusetts St screens Lawrence native Alonso Mayo's film The Story of Luke at 7 p.m. Friday with tickets $8 adults $7 students and military $6 seniors. Mayo discusses his journey from Peru to film school and his work with Peruvian youth.
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This Old Guitar film tells Pedro Irigonegaray’s Cuban to Kansas journey
The short film This Old Guitar by Stephen Lerner traces Pedro Irigonegaray’s family migration from Cuba in the early 1960s to Topeka Kansas. It centers on a cherished guitar shattered in transport, its echoes shaping a lawyer’s path and family ties. The Lawrence Arts Center hosts the premiere at 3 p.m. Sunday with free admission.
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Lawrence
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Stephanie Zuluaga
Marina
Pedro Irgonegaray
This Old Guitar Reveals Courage and Rebirth
In the film Esta Guitarra Vieja Marina reconnects with a guitar her father sent when she and her mother fled Havana. The instrument becomes a conduit for memory as Marina channels her late father’s spirit into new songs, guiding her toward healing and artistic renewal.
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