The Sixties: Beginnings. The Avant-garde Speaks Out
Alternative Title
The Sixties: What it was and what it wasn't
Creator
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Conner, Bruce Luddy, Tom Davis, R.G Gessner, Peter Gitlin, Todd Gorin, Jean-Pierre Weills, Anne Goldbard, Arlene Wellman, David Neumann, Osha Krassner, Paul
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The artistic, cultural, and political moment of the Bay Area (and beyond) in the Sixties is discussed by key figures of the era, including R.G. Davis (founder of the San Francisco Mime Troupe), filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, critic Todd Gitlin, filmmaker/distributor Peter Gessner (founder of Newsreel), labor activist Anne Weills, FSM leader David Wellman, activist Osha (Tom) Neumann, and curator Tom Luddy. Topics include the link between politics, activism, and filmmaking, the role of the artist in tackling politics; the Bay Area film-going and filmmaking scenes, and the link between Bay Area and East Coast activist groups. See http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/FS2221 for a full description of the program.
Berkeley (Calif.)--Intellectual life--20th century Berkeley (Calif.)--History United States--History--1961-1969 Motion pictures--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History--20th century Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States Politics in motion pictures Sixties (Twentieth century decade) Conner, Bruce Luddy, Tom Davis, R.G Gessner, Peter Gitlin, Todd Gorin, Jean-Pierre Weills, Anne Goldbard, Arlene Wellman, David Neumann, Osha Krassner, Paul
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
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University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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