"Struggle in Paradise: The Courage of the Homeless" Gallery, Documentary Viewing, and Discussion with Artist Stuart Perlman

Monday, May 18th at 7:00pm

Suggested Donation $10

Through portraiture, a style traditionally used to immortalize the rich, famous and powerful, Dr. Perlman reminds us that these individuals, too, are to be valued: “If we can see into their faces and learn their stories -- their hopes, dreams, accomplishments and fears -- we can no longer pretend that they don’t exist...we can no longer look the other way.”

Psychotherapist/Psychologist/Artist/Filmmaker/KM Member Stuart Perlman spent years and devoted thousands of hours to painting portraits of the homeless living in Venice Beach and listening to their stories. Join the Kehillat Ma’arav Men’s Club on Monday, May 18 at 7:00pm as we watch his award-winning documentary, Struggle in Paradise: The Courage of the Homeless, and experience an art gallery with Perlman’s original artwork. The documentary Struggle in Paradise won the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis award for “Best Movie of 2013.” The Faces Of Homelessness portrait project has been exhibited throughout Los Angeles in 18 exhibitions over the last three years. Major articles have been written about the project in the Guardian (London), Taipei Times (Taiwan), Vanity Fair Italia, Los Angeles Times (June 10, 2012, Front page, Column One), the Jewish Journal (Cover Story) and other prominent national and international newspapers. Over 250,000 people have experienced his incredible work in exhibitions.

A lively discussion with the artist will follow the movie.

Kehillat Ma’arav Synagogue
1715 21st St
Santa Monica, CA
http://km-synagogue.org
310-829-0566