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As Above, So Below and Short Films - Larry Clark (U.S., 1973)Post an Event »

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:00 p.m.  New Print! Introduced by Leigh Raiford. A rediscovered masterpiece, director Larry Clark’s portrayal of black insurgency imagines a post-Watts rebellion state of siege and an organized black underground plotting revolution. Preceded by three visionary films, Ben Caldwell’s Medea and I & I: An African Allegory, and Don Amis’ Ujamii Uhuru Schule Community Freedom School. Presented as part of our series L.A. Rebellion. (100 mins) This rendition of our annual series of experimental films, presented in conjunction with the UC Berkeley course on avant-garde film taught by Jeffrey Skoller, features an exciting opportunity to view cinema by women filmmakers working around the world. We are pleased that many of these filmmakers will join us in person for the screening of their films: Ute Aurand from Germany, Paz Encina from Paraguay, Janie Geiser from Los Angeles, Lamia Joreige from Lebanon, and Rose Lowder from France. $5.50 for BAM/PFA members, UC Berkeley Students; $9.50 for Adults; $6.50 for UC Berkeley faculty, non UCB students, seniors, youth, and disabled