If tech leads to anxiety more often than serenity, the VR Live Mandala Experience may alter your state of mind. But you’ll need to dash to Allapattah Tuesday to partake.
Hands in the controls, VR headset strapped on, you’re ready to climb the Himalayas and enter the Temple of the Tilting Buddha.


Marchak said she was one of about 70 businesses that had to rush out of the decades-old building at 168 Southeast 1st Street in downtown Miami.
An unsafe structures notice was posted on the front door a few days later and a police officer was in the lobby Friday as tenants took out some of their belongings and furniture.
“They made it seem like we were going through what Surfside went through and it will collapse on us,” said tenant Diliana Alexander.
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Gabriel Mayo
Gabriel Mayo is a Peruvian-American filmmaker who grew up in Lima and Miami. He studied music at Berklee College of Music, and Film & Creative Writing at the University of Miami. He has worked in Miami and LA doing freelance work as an editor and writer, and is currently in post-production for his first feature film: A Weird Kind of Beautiful. As a writer he worked for directors Ricardo de Montreuil and Alejandro Heiber on various projects. His script for “Eon” placed Top 3 in the Final Draft Screenplay Competition. His short films have played in various festivals and his video work for The Players’ Tribune has appeared on national TV on FOX Sports.
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FilmGate Festival: Music Videos
August 30th
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Silverspot Cinema, Downtown Miami
Our FilmGate Festival this September is Music Video Month, showcasing the diverse music community in Miami!
Our Music Video Month will be more than a film festival, it will be a celebration of music! We will have an open bar, high tables, and a space to get up and enjoy the music with a crowd! We will have two LIVE PERFORMANCES of the artists chosen for the festival, voted by the FilmGate community!
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The Mighty Screenwriting Bootcamp
September 30 - October 21, 2023
Saturdays only, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
This 4 week course is for the writer who has an idea, maybe some pages written, and a very rough draft. The instructor will go over 3 act structure and will help participants craft a plan to complete and refine the draft. Come ready to take notes, workshop scenes, receive feedback and walk out with a plan to finish your screenplay.
This class will be led by Julia Camara who taught Screenwriting at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and at Sundance Co//ab.
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Up to 3 video camera setup
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Imac capable
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High-Speed Wifi
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Kitchen
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Great atmosphere
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Up to 25 seats
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Restroom accessible
Full-Theater Space

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4K Projector
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Stage light Presentation
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Wired & Wireless Mic ready
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Up to 50 seats
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High end sound system with microphones, speakers, and control panel
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Podcast Ready
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Virtual Reality Lab Ready
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Biometric Capture Room Ready
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Podcast/Green Room Space
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High end sound system with microphones
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