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.
Films discussed: A Movie (1957); Mass for the Dakota Sioux (1963–64); Report from Millbrook (1966); Time of the Locust (1966); Troublemakers (1966); For Life, Against the War (1967).
See https://bampfa.org/event/program-i-beginnings-avant-garde-speaks-out-movie-america-today-4-films-and-life-against-war for a full description of the program.
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