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FILM SCREENING: Cultures of Resistance (2010), Directed by Iara Lee

Film & Other Media
In Person
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Date: May 21, 2011

Time: 2 p.m.


The latest documentary film by the director of Modulations andSynthetic Pleasures draws connections between people on every continent and highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers throughout the world who are re-conceiving resistance as an art form. 

Part of "Border Crossings: An Ongoing Exploration of Community & Society Through Cinema & Media Arts Presented by Visual Communications"

Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, is pleased to inaugurate an ongoing series at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Select works ranging from politics to horror, from live-action to anime and everything else in between will be augmented with shoptalks and special guest appearances. 

Presented in partnership with Visual Communications. For more information about Visual Communications, visit www.vconline.org/.

Free with admission to the museum: $9 general; $5 students & seniors; free for JANM and Visual Communications members w/I.D.

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