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This event occurred on March 26, 2025
Filmmaker Julie Dash joins curator LeRonn Brooks and directors Bryant Griffin and Kitty Hu for a night celebrating the groundbreaking artists of the L.A. Rebellion—the Black, Asian, Chicano, and Native American artists and filmmakers who emerged from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television following the Watts Uprising in 1965. The filmmakers that came out of this historic moment—many of whom are included in the oral histories collection at the Getty Research Institute—developed revolutionary styles that upended Hollywood’s restrictive representation of minorities.
This event included a screening of the Emmy-winning Artbound episode “L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement” (premiered on PBS in 2023), alongside Dash’s 1975 short film "Four Women." Following the screenings was a conversation with the filmmakers on the historical and contemporary role of Black film as a revolutionary practice.
This program is part of the Getty Research Institute’s ongoing Art on Screen series, and the inaugural program for Black Visions: Film as Archive. Supporting the Getty Research Institute’s African American Art History Initiative (AAAHI), Black Visions features films by Black directors and artists—spanning time periods, genres, and artistic practices. The films center around ideas of memory, history, and documentation, raising the questions: What does it mean to remember, document, narrate, and record in Black visual culture? How does their interrogation intervene? How can filmmaking function as an archival practice?
This program is associated with the Getty Research Institute's African American Art History Initiative, which focuses on the history, practices, and cultural legacies of artists of African American and African diasporic heritage. The initiative aims to provide a more robust and accurate account of American art through Black history. https://www.getty.edu/projects/african-american-art-history-initiative/
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The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
This event occurred on March 26, 2025
Filmmaker Julie Dash joins curator LeRonn Brooks and directors Bryant Griffin and Kitty Hu for a night celebrating the groundbreaking artists of the L.A. Rebellion—the Black, Asian, Chicano, and Native American artists and filmmakers who emerged from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television following the Watts Uprising in 1965. The filmmakers that came out of this historic moment—many of whom are included in the oral histories collection at the Getty Research Institute—developed revolutionary styles that upended Hollywood’s restrictive representation of minorities.
This event included a screening of the Emmy-winning Artbound episode “L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement” (premiered on PBS in 2023), alongside Dash’s 1975 short film "Four Women." Following the screenings was a conversation with the filmmakers on the historical and contemporary role of Black film as a revolutionary practice.
This program is part of the Getty Research Institute’s ongoing Art on Screen series, and the inaugural program for Black Visions: Film as Archive. Supporting the Getty Research Institute’s African American Art History Initiative (AAAHI), Black Visions features films by Black directors and artists—spanning time periods, genres, and artistic practices. The films center around ideas of memory, history, and documentation, raising the questions: What does it mean to remember, document, narrate, and record in Black visual culture? How does their interrogation intervene? How can filmmaking function as an archival practice?
This program is associated with the Getty Research Institute's African American Art History Initiative, which focuses on the history, practices, and cultural legacies of artists of African American and African diasporic heritage. The initiative aims to provide a more robust and accurate account of American art through Black history. https://www.getty.edu/projects/african-american-art-history-initiative/
______________________________________________________________________
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
