This Film Is a Fascinating History of Boyle Heights' Cultural Mix by Amy Nicholson – Film Review
"The history of Boyle Heights is an example of the promise — and peril — of American progress. In her great new documentary East LA Interchange filmmaker Betsy Kalin whisks us through this fascinating past." |
LA Weekly |
"East LA Interchange": Film Review by Ira Israel, The Huffington Post
"Not just a story about one neighborhood, "East LA Interchange" is a funny, insightful and poignant documentary that will transform how you think about living in the United States today." |
The Huffington Post |
East LA Interchange (2015) Film Review by Jennie Kermode, Eye For Film
"It’s [East LA Interchange] full of hope and joy…Boyle Heights is a fascinating place because it highlights so much of America's potential and so many of the reasons why it has fallen short…it's a place full of secret history."
| Eye For Film |
LA Documentary "East LA Interchange" in 2 LA Film Festivals by Austin Winter-Chase, The Art of Monteque
"East LA Interchange is a wonderful documentary that honors the past and its rich history while showing a bright future for a place that was written off as nothing more than a slum. Betsy Kalin’s storytelling shines masterfully throughout this thoughtful and introspective documentary."
| The Art of Monteque |
Check Out East LA Interchange at NUFF2015 by Adriane Hoff, Hoff the Beaten Path
"East LA Interchange is an engaging film that ought to be viewed by not just LA residents, but by everyone, to help understand the sociological impact made on certain communities by developers and freeway construction."
| Hoff the Beaten Path |
East LA Interchange Doc Highlights History of Boyle Heights by Daniel Barron – Interview with Betsy Kalin
"East LA Interchange…is both a celebration of Boyle Heights’ rich multiethnic legacy and a call for reform."
| Yay! LA Magazine |
A Film About Boyle Heights is One of the Downtown Film Festival's Most Hyped Premiers by Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine – Interview with Betsy Kalin
| Los Angeles Magazine |
East L.A. Interchange—Great New Film About Jewish History in Los Angeles by Rabbi Robin Podolsky, Jewish Journal
"East LA Interchange teaches the possibility of an American dream far removed from suburban homogeneity. It tells of a place and time in which Latinos, Jews, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and self-described “rednecks” found a way to live with one another such that their own cultures thrived even as they evolved into a common American experience."
| Jewish Journal |
Review: An Essential Documentary for Angelenos, East LA Interchange by Jeremy Ross, Living Out Loud – LA
"East LA Interchange is a critical documentary for those who wish to know about how Los Angeles developed, not just for those wishing to know about Boyle Heights in particular..."
| Living Out Loud – LA |
EAST LA INTERCHANGE: "If This Film Could Vote" With Director Betsy Kalin by Quendrith Johnson, Awards Intelligencer
"No matter how you cast your ballot, cast your gaze toward East LA Interchange because it hints at a peaceful solution to the Gordian knot of fairness with regard to marginalized communities in terms of race, poverty, housing."
| Awards Intelligencer |
East LA Interchange documentary about Boyle Heights history premieres Sunday July 26 at Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles by Tom Nguyen, EnClave Los Angeles
"It is often said that one cannot understand the present without knowing the past. East LA Interchange is premiering during a very apt time…The film reminds us community solidarity and political activism in the face of many challenges has always been a part of Boyle Heights history."
| EnClave Los Angeles |
Teachers see diversity lesson in new documentary of old Boyle Heights by Mike Szymanski, LA School Report
"A new documentary…is drawing the attention of educators as a way show how the East LA neighborhood once stood as a monument to diversity and community strength."
| LA School Report |
I Left My Heart in Boyle Heights ~ Betsy Kalin, director “East LA Interchange” by Betsy Kalin, L.A. TACO
"I think that Boyle Heights' story is the same story that many communities across the country are currently facing...Imagine what would happen in this country if everyone went back to their own communities with the same respect and pride that the people in Boyle Heights have for their neighborhood."
| L.A. TACO |
'East LA Interchange' Film Documents Boyle Heights' Evolution by Gloria Alvarez, Eastern Group Publication News
"You've probably heard the old adage, 'All roads lead to Rome.' In Los Angeles, 'All freeways lead to East Los Angeles.'"
| Eastern Group Publication News |
| New Movie Tells the Story of the Long Boyle Heights Struggle by Bianca Barragan, Curbed LA
| Curbed LA |
| Boyle Heights Doc Explores The Past And Future Of L.A.'s Ellis Island by Danny Jensen, LAist
| LAist |
| Boyle Heights, the Land of Freeways by Avishay Artsy, Jewish Journal
| Jewish Journal |
| Red Carpet Interview with East LA Interchange Team – Hollywood Social Lounge by Aaron Sanchez and Kelly Dolan, KMET 1490 AM
| KMET 1490 AM |