Lake Los Angeles

I first heard of the town of Lake Los Angeles from a film director and teacher of mine, Mike Ott, who made a film titled the same. When I watched this film for the first time, I was fifteen years old, going to CalArts in Valencia, California for a summer school program in film and video. The film itself is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. It tells the story of a Cuban man who helps people who have crossed the Mexican border by giving them a place to stay for a few nights until they are able to continue on their journeys to find their families in America. A little girl travels the distance to this man’s home…