Film Screening: Ina's Circle, A Documentary

UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art presents Ina’s Circle: A  documentary.  This program includes a screening of Ina’s Circle (run time 55 minutes) followed by a conversation between Lorton and exhibition curator Wendy Van Wyck Good.

Presented in conjunction with Langson IMCA’s exhibition The Bruton Sisters: Modernism in the Making and in partnership with Newport Beach Film Festival.

Filmmaker William Lorton is surprised to learn that two paintings that were displayed in his childhood home in Salinas, CA were created by a relative—his great-grandmother’s cousin, Ina Perham Story (1888 – 1979). This discovery kicks off a four-year journey chronicling the life of the California artist, her artwork, and famous friends from the early 20th century—including artists Hans Hofmann, C.S. Price, and the Bruton Sisters. The resulting film, Ina’s Circle, was released in December 2020 at the New York Tri State International Film Festival.

Space is limited and advance registration is required.