. Conversations at the Edge (CATE)

Interview with Jacqueline Stewart, co-curator of L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

Still from Four Women (Julie Dash, 1975) Interview by Felicia Mings I had the privilege of chatting with Jacqueline Stewart shortly after attending the March 28th L.A. Rebellion film screening of shorts by Ben Caldwell, Barbara McCullough, O.Fummilayo Makarah at the Gene Siskel Film Center. This event kicked off a series of film screenings across […]

March 30 – L.A. Rebellion

Saturday, March 30, 12:30 p.m. | ENCORE SCREENING From the early 1970s through the late 1980s, a group of African and African American filmmakers emerged from UCLA’s film school with a body of provocative and visionary works.  Referred to now as the L.A. Rebellion, this group would have a radical impact on black cinematic practice and […]

March 28 – L.A. Rebellion

Thursday, March 28, 6 p.m. | Filmmakers Ben Caldwell, Barbara McCullough, and O.Funmilayo Makarah in person! Introduced by co-curator Jacqueline Stewart! In the 1970s and 80s, a group of young African and African American filmmakers emerged from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television with a body of provocative and visionary works that would have […]