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The Exiles chronicles one night in the lives of young Native American men and women living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles. Based entirely on interviews with the participants and their friends, the film follows a group of exiles - transplants from Southwest reservations - as they flirt, drink, party, fight, and dance.
Filmmaker Kent Mackenzie first conceived of The Exiles during the making of his short film Bunker Hill. In July 1957, Mackenzie began to hang around with some of the young Indians in downtown Los Angeles. After a couple of months, he broached the subject of making a film that would present a realistic portrayal of Indian life in the community.
The shooting of The Exiles began in January 1958 and the first trial composite print was privately screened in April 1961. Premiering in the Venice Film Festival that year, the film received acclaim from many critics but tragically never found commercial distribution.
Thom Andersen's compilation documentary Los Angeles Plays Itself which kicked off the rediscovery of this lost masterwork. Andersen contacted the daughters of Mackenzie to receive permission to use footage to illustrate the lost neighborhood of Bunker Hill. Although the original negative and fine-grain (interpositive) existed for the film, it was decided that a theatrical distribution of the film could put the materials at risk. So Milestone, in cooperation with USC's film archivist Valarie Schwan, brought the film to preservationist Ross Lipman and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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A question and answer session with Ian Mackaye, founder of Dischord
Records and member of Minor Threat, Fugazi and The
Evens. This event will be at the UCSD
PRICE CENTER Multipurpose Room in order
to accomadate everyone comfortably. Co-sposored by the UCSD Food
Co-op. $5, 8PM
The Che is hosting three events to welcome new and returning students to UCSD for the two thousand and eight - two thousand and nine school year. Each night will have a bunch of amazing bands (some touring and some local) and free vegan food. Come enjoy the music and learn how to get involved as a volunteer or as a performer.
Theme: Breakfast For Dinner
Movie: Big Trouble in Little China
Attire: Pajamas!
Last Monday of Every Month! Bring vegan breakfast foods to share! Dress in your pajamas(seriously)! Sit at the big table and make new friends! Watch Kurt Russell shake the pillars of heaven!
Dinner at 7pm, Movie at 8pm.
Completely FREE and everyone is welcome!
We will be doing this every month with a new theme every month. Also, please try and use fair trade ingredients (for chocolate, coffee, etc) when possible. Thanks!