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· Naomi Kawase, "Japan's most famous woman filmmaker," (we can't name another one so we'll take their word for it) will appear in person to screen three personal documentaries at the Red Cat downtown.
· The DIY Convention at the Roosevelt Hotel teaches aspiring filmmakers, writers, and musicians how to give a finger to multimedia conglomerates and make their own creative products outside the system. Not covered: starving to death and dying in obscurity.
· Concert round-up: Burning Brides at Spaceland (free!); Mia Doi Todd at The Echo (free!); indie rock juggernaut Modest Mouse plays the first of three nights at the Wiltern (not so free!).