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The Sixties: Beginnings. The Avant-garde Speaks Out

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Title
The Sixties: Beginnings. The Avant-garde Speaks Out
Alternative Title
The Sixties: What it was and what it wasn't
Collection Guide
Pacific Film Archive Audio Recordings Collection
Date Created
February 5th, 1985 to February 19th, 1985
Description
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.
Creators and Contributors
Performer: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Speaker: Conner, Bruce
Speaker: Luddy, Tom
Speaker: Davis, R.G.
Speaker: Gessner, Peter
Speaker: Luddy, Tom
Speaker: Davis, R.G.
Speaker: Gessner, Peter
Speaker: Gitlin, Todd
Speaker: Gorin, Jean-Pierre
Speaker: Weills, Anne
Speaker: Goldbard, Arlene
Speaker: Wellman, David
Speaker: Neumann, Osha
Speaker: Krassner, Paul
Subject Topic
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)
Subject Entity
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(s)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Language
English

Media type
Sound
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
8 Tapes
Generation
Original
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Call Number
4000-01-695A
4000-01-695B
4000-01-696
4000-01-698
4000-01-700
Link to Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/cbpf_00005
Additional Technical Notes for item
Tapes 1-2 digitized by Media Preserve Fall 2011. Tapes 3-8 digitized by Media Preserve Summer 2012.