Robert Nelson's Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) could be interesting in a consideration of a liberal/progressive white imagination of the era. The music is by Steve Reich. The film was made as part of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's A MINSTREL SHOW, OR CIVIL RIGHTS IN A CRACKER BARREL. I think it's available from Canyon, but there are (unauthorized?) copies on youtube.
SLEEP preceded by Satie ... an interesting idea. Wish I were there. Warm regards to all Frame-workers. Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ ________________________________________ 差出人: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] は Terri Francis [terri.fran...@yale.edu] の代理 送信日時: 2012年2月14日 7:03 宛先: Experimental Film Discussion List 件名: Re: [Frameworks] US Civil Rights-related films 1. http://www.vdb.org/titles/aka-mrs-george-gilbert a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert extends Coco Fusco’s in-depth examination of racialized imagery. Fusco combines fictional and documentary source materials to reflect on the use of electronic surveillance against black intellectuals and activists in the 1960s and 1970s as part of covert FBI operations that bear a striking resemblance to the current Patriot Act-inspired activities of American law enforcement. 2. http://newsreel.org/video/BLACK-PANTHER-SAN-FRANCISCO-STATE-ON-STRIKE Black Panther 14 minutes This is the film the Black Panthers used to promote their cause. Shot in 1969, in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, this exemplar of 1960s activist filmmaking traces the development of the Black Panther organization. In an interview from jail, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton describes the origins of the Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver explains the Panthers' appeal to the Black community, and Chairman Bobby Seale enumerates the Panther 10-Point Program as Panthers march and demonstrate. San Francisco State: On Strike 20 minutes Ethnic studies courses are common today, but that hasn't always been the case. In many ways, multicultural education can be traced back to San Francisco in 1968-1969. In one of the most high-profile student actions of the 1960s, students at San Francisco State University went on strike, shutting down the campus for six months. University president S.I. Hayakawa called in the police, who busted heads and arrested hundreds in an attempt to restore control of the campus. But the strike didn't end until the school acceded to student demands and created the first ethnic studies department at an American university. This film, shot by the students and their allies, is a classic primary source document of the 1960s. On Feb 14, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Carl Lee wrote: Not sure if this is the one you're looking for, but there's a great doc by Louis Massiah called "The Bombing of Osage Avenue" from 1986. It's been a while since I've seen it, but it focuses more on the effect MOVE and the bombing had on the community. Here's a link: http://scribe.org/catalogue/bombingosageavenue Carl On 2/13/2012 10:52 PM, ev petrol wrote: trying to remember the name of a doc about MOVE in Philly that Stephen Kent showed at DUMBA years ago ... ring any bells? cheers moira www.moiratierney.net<http://www.moiratierney.net/> _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com<mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com<mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Terri Francis Associate Professor Film Studies, African American Studies Yale University http://www.yale.edu/filmstudiesprogram/faculty/francis.html ------------------------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks