HFPA Philanthropy

Words by Katherine Secaida | Video by Lexis-Olivier Ray. Click here for video.

POPS the Club student performances and readings from the 2019 We Got Game anthology. Click here for video.

Poetry sampled from POPS Book Launch, Dreamcatchers. POPS the Club 7th Anthology.

For our 2021 Golden Globes pre-show, the young spoken word artists of Get Lit - Words Ignite composed this original poem embodying the creative spirit and aspirational power of young creators that make us simply stop.

Get Lit: Words Ignite fuses classic and spoken word poetry to increase teen literacy on the page and in visual media. We cultivate enthusiastic learners emboldened to inspire social consciousness in diverse communities.

This is Me is a collective performance based on the song by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, featuring young creators supported by the HFPA. It was created by Ayo Awosika and Melissa Axel, directed by Samuel Curtis and edited by Peter Davis and featured on the "Empowering the Next Generation" specially produced by Pala Abou Jaoude, Scott Orlin and Luca Celada.

#BlackGirlMagic was created by The Inner-City Arts Repertory Dance Company in our Youth Performance Ensemble production of "Anywhere & Everywhere, In Our America," directed by Marissa Herrera in the summer of 2019 at The Rosenthal Theater. In the words of dance company member, Ashlee Hodge, "#BlackGirlMagic means a lot to me.

The California State Summer School for the Arts is a California state agency funded through public-private partnerships. The School’s goal is to provide a training ground for future artists who wish to pursue careers in the arts and entertainment industries in California.

The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) Cinematic Arts Department trains the next generation of visual storytellers, content creators, media innovators and digital disruptors.   Since the inaugural class of 2017, the Cinematic Arts Department has quickly evolved into the premier High School Cinematic Arts program in the country.

TFT is a program of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes geared to young Latinx filmmakers.   LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes honors the past, inspires the future, and recognizes the enduring cultural influence of Mexicans, Mexican Americans and all Latinas/Latinos in Los Angeles through transformative exhibitions, programming and educational experiences.