L.A. Rebellion with Julie Dash, Bryant Griffin, Kitty Hu, and LeRonn Brooks

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 will include 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, there will be a conversation with the filmmakers on the historical and contemporary role of Black film as a revolutionary practice.

Co-presented by PBS SoCal

The conversation will be available on the Getty Research Institute YouTube channel following the event.