LA Filmforum presents: *Francisco Romero: Local Reconstructions*. Inside Southern California, our landscapes have been sculpted by massive capital – our homes, our neighborhoods, and even our memories constantly resist being minoritized and made insignificant. Francisco Romero’s current film essays and turn-of-the-century docu-dramas unearth a much-needed poetic and political context, equipping us to challenge this sculpting. Francisco Romero is an independent filmmaker and artist born in Los Angeles, California. Francisco was raised in the working class communities of Pico-Union and South Gate, California. Francisco studied Film and Electronic Media at California State Long Beach where he received his BFA as well as CalArts where he received his MFA in Film and Video Production. He has had the opportunity to screen his work at a variety of small and independently run galleries and film festivals throughout Southern California. Currently, Francisco works for the University of California, Irvine as an Education Coordinator and resides in Northeast Los Angeles with his wife and two young children.