eBook

L.A. rebellion

Allyson Field

2015,2019

Overview

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinemais the first book dedicated to the films and filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African, Caribbean, and African American independent film and video artists that formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1970s and 1980s. The group-including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, Jamaa Fanaka, and Zeinabu irene Davis-shared a desire to create alternatives to the dominant modes of narrative, style, and practice in American cinema, works that reflected the full complexity of Black experiences. This landmark collection of essays and oral histories examines the creative output of the L.A. Rebellion, contextualizing the group's film practices and offering sustained analyses of the wide range of works, with particular attention to newly discovered films and lesser-known filmmakers. Based on extensive archival work and preservation, this collection includes a complete filmography of the movement, over 100 illustrations (most of which are previously unpublished), and a bibliography of primary and secondary materials. This is an indispensible sourcebook for scholars and enthusiasts, establishing the key role played by the L.A. Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles.

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Subject: 20th century / 20th century american film / african american filmmakers / African American motion picture producers and directors / African American motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century / african filmmakers / alternative film / american cinema / archival work / ART / History / General / ART / Techniques / General / billy woodberry / black cinema / black experience / black visual culture / California / caribbean filmmakers / charles burnett / cinema / critical analysis / Experimental films / Experimental films -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century / Film & Video / film and television / Film Studies / filmography / haile gerima / History / History & Criticism / HISTORY / Social History / hollywood / Independent filmmakers / Independent filmmakers -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century / Independent films / Independent films -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century / jamaa fanaka / julie dash / la rebellion / Los Angeles / movie theory / new black cinema / PERFORMING ARTS / political / postwar art / rebellion / ucla / university of california los angeles / video artists / zeinabu irene davis
• ISBN: 0520284682, 9780520284678, 0520960432, 0520284674, 9780520284685, 9780520960435