| About The Institute |
 Our MissionThe Mary Pickford Institute (MPI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating awareness of film pioneer Mary Pickford’s life, preserving her work, furthering her philanthropic legacy and honoring her creativity. Our community resources and services provide a bridge from early cinema to modern filmmaking. Our innovative outreach programs ignite an excitement for learning while building participants’ sense of accomplishment and self-esteem by utilizing teaching tools that are immediate, relevant and current.The Mary Pickford Institute is in Los Angeles and open to the public, with hours of operation Monday - Friday from 10am to 5pm. The Institute houses a research library based on Ms. Pickford's personal collection of films and photographs from her career. Keith Lawrence envisioned the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education in 2003. MPI actively serves the community through a number of educational initiatives using film, video and digital media to empower students by realizing they have a voice that is worthy of being heard. Our current community outreach project is the Mobile Film Classroom. |
For more information about ongoing projects and workshops held at the Mary Pickford Institute, please call 310.287.3700 or email institute@marypickford.com.