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SUMMARY:Sounding Joy: La Raza   Short Films
DESCRIPTION:In-person: Associate Professor Josslyn Luckett\, NYU Cinema 
 Studies.\n\n\nAdmission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be 
 assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are 
 assigned on a first come\, first served basis. The box office opens one 
 hour before the event.\n \n\nFour Women\n\nU.S.\, 1975\n\nFour Women 
 transforms Nina Simone’s ballad into an experimental dance film that 
 explores identity and survival. Dancer Linda Martina Young embodies Aunt 
 Sarah\, Saffronia\, Sweet Thing and Peaches\, shifting costume and movement 
 to reflect each archetype. Filmmaker Julie Dash’s editing mirrors 
 Simone’s vocals\, pausing moments of motion before dissolving into the 
 next image. One of the first experimental films by a Black woman 
 filmmaker\, it fuses music\, dance and cinema into a bold statement of 
 Black feminist artistry.—Public Programmer Beandrea July\n\nDCP\, b&w\, 
 10 min. Director: Julie Dash. With: Linda Martina Young.\n\nRestored by 
 Indie Collect in collaboration with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and 
 Women Make Movies.\n \n\nLa Raza: “Celebration” \n\nU.S.\, 
 1974\n\n“For la raza\, we live to celebrate life\,” declares host 
 Ricardo Montalbán at the start of this episode\, which captures the 
 vibrancy of Mexican American celebrations and cultural traditions. Part of 
 the six-episode McGraw Hill public affairs series La Raza that aired in 
 1974\, it is directed by husband-and-wife UCLA Ethno-Communications alumni 
 Moctesuma Esparza and Esperanza Vasquez. Blending Montalbán’s classic 
 charm with intimate footage of community gatherings and dazzling musical 
 performances\, the episode foregrounds the richness of la vida and delivers 
 an affirming portrait of a people too often overlooked or stereotyped on 
 screen.—Public Programmer Beandrea July\n\nDCP\, color\, 53 min. 
 Directors: Moctesuma Esparza\, Esperanza Vasquez. With: Ricardo 
 Montalbán.\n \n\nCruisin’ J Town \n\nU.S.\, 1975\n\nDirected by Duane 
 Kubo\, who earned a UCLA bachelor’s degree in astronomy and astrophysics 
 in 1974\, this short documentary explores the roots of the popular jazz 
 fusion band Hiroshima in Los Angeles’ pre-redevelopment Little Tokyo. The 
 group members discuss the sociological\, political and cultural pulse of 
 the early 1970s while reflecting on influences in Asian American 
 music.—guest programmer Josslyn Luckett\n\nDCP\, color\, 26 min. 
 Director: Duane Kubo.\n \n\nCycles\n\nU.S.\, 1989\n\nThis exuberant 
 experimental drama follows Rasheeda Allen as she anxiously awaits her 
 overdue period. Blending live action with animation\, filmmaker Zeinabu 
 irene Davis draws on Caribbean folklore to craft a film language rooted in 
 African American women’s experiences. As Rasheeda cleans her home and 
 performs purification rituals\, a layered soundtrack of African and 
 diasporic music\, including artists like Miriam Makeba and Clora Bryant\, 
 deepens the film’s sensory world. Hailed as “a brilliantly innovative 
 reflection on Black womanhood” by the Los Angeles Times\, Davis’ bold 
 imagination shines.—Public Programmer Beandrea July\n\nDCP\, b&w\, 17 
 min. Director/Screenwriter: Zeinabu irene Davis.
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Katy Nicholas":MAILTO:katynicholas13@gmail.com
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Katy Nicholas":MAILTO:katynicholas13@gmail.com
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