UCLA Institute of American Cultures Film Festival

Event Date: 
Friday, February 1, 2019 -
11:30am to 10:00pm
Event Location: 
James West Alumni Center, 375 Westwood Plaza

Join us at the UCLA Institute of American Cultures Film Festival: Celebrating 50 Years of Ethnic Stories on Screen by UCLA Alumni.

The festival will include features, documentaries, shorts, and comedies presented by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All films are written, directed, produced, and/or acted in by UCLA alumni, and will be followed by a Q&A session. 

PROGRAM

  • 11:30 a.m. Welcome
  • 12 p.m. Chicano Studies Research Center
    • “Requiem-29” (1971)
    •  Speaker: Producer Moctesuma Esparza ’71 and MFA ‘73
    • “Chicana” (1979)
    • Speaker: Director/Writer/Producer Sylvia Morales '72, MFA '79
  • 1:45 p.m. Asian American Studies Center
    • “Cruisin’ J-Town” (1974) 
    • Speaker: Director Duane Kubo '75
    • “My Name is Asiroh” (2013)
    • Speaker: Writer/Director Asiroh Cham '04, MFA '12
  • 3 p.m. Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
    • Bless Their Little Hearts”(1983)
    • Speakers: Dominic Taylor and Ellen C. Scott, faculty in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
  • 4:45 p.m. American Indian Studies Center
    • “On and Off the Rez with Charlie Hill” (1999) 
    • Speaker: Director Sandra Osawa (Makah Tribe) MFA program 1970s
  • 6 p.m. Reception
  • 7 p.m. Feature Presentation
    • Selena” (1997)
    • Speaker: Producer Moctesuma Esparza ’71 and MFA ‘73

This event is free and open to the public, although RSVP is recommended.

To RSVP, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-institute-of-american-cultures-film-festival-celebrating-50-years-of-ethnic-stories-tickets-50193347654

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