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    L.A. Rebellion: As Above, So Below and Short Films

    L.A. Rebellion: As Above, So Below and Short Films

    Presented by International House Philadelphia at The Ibrahim Theater at International House

    January 19, 2013


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    L.A. REBELLION: CREATING A NEW BLACK CINEMA

    As Above, So Below
    Dir. Larry Clark, 1973, 16mm, color, 52 min. - New print!

    A rediscovered L.A. Rebellion masterpiece, Larry Clark’s As Above, So Below comprises a powerful political and social critique in its portrayal of Black insurgency.

    I & I: An African Allegory
    Dir. Ben Caldwell, 1979, 16mm, color, 32 min. - New print!
    Preservation funded in part by a grant from the National Film Presevation Foundation.


    Weaving experimental, dramatic and documentary styles, Ben Caldwell’s I & I is a moving meditation on reciprocity.

    Ujamii Uhuru Schule Community Freedom School
    Dir. Don Amis, 1974, Digital Video from 16mm, color, 9 min.

    Don Amis’ documentary chronicles the day-in-the-life of an Afrocentric primary school located in South Los Angeles. Learn, baby, learn.

    Medea
    Dir. Ben Caldwell, 1973, Digital Video from 16mm, color, 7 min.

    Made as Ben Caldwell’s first project at UCLA, Medea is a collage film that explores the information that permeates into a child before it is born.
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    Presented in association with UCLA Film & Television Archive and supported in part by grants from the Getty Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The series is curated by Allyson Nadia Field, Jan-Christopher Horak, Shannon Kelley, and Jacqueline Stewart.

    Co-sponsored by Scribe Video Center, Temple University, Department of Film and Media Arts, and Philadelphia Weekly


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      • Venue Info

        The Ibrahim Theater at International House

        3701 Chestnut Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $9 General Admission
        $7 Students & Seniors
        FREE for IHP Members

        Info Phone: 215-387-5125, press 2

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        January 19, 2013

        Times:

        2:00 PM

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