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Film and Media Arts

From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

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Tamar Guimarães , A Man Called Love, 2007-2008
Tamar Guimarães' video and installation pieces investigate the role of psychic mediums and the invisible transfer of information.
Craig Peterson Costa Rica
Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson photographed their Central American surf adventures in the 1970s, inspiring others to head South to ride the waves.
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Thirty miles in radius, the Hollywood Studio Zone grants the film industry a specific geography within the L.A. metropolis. (And yes, that's how TMZ got its name.)
The Bronze
The KCET Cinema Series continues at the ArcLight Cinemas Sherman Oaks March 8 with a screening of "The Bronze."
Embrace of the Serpent
Director Ciro Guerra discusses Colombia's first Oscar-nominated film, 'Embrace of the Serpent.'
Harry Brant Chandler's love of art began at an early age. At 62, he has been thriving for the last decade as a painter, photographer, sculptor and digital artist.
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CONTACT:Rachel Coulson rcoulson@kcet.org747-201-5727LOST LA Explores the Untold Stories of Los Angeles Historyin New Three-Part KCET Original…
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Photographer Brian McCarty's WAR-TOYS artwork was appropriated by the propaganda arm of the Islamic State. His life has never been the same since.
Hollywood Hotel,1956 | Photo: Herald-Examiner Collection/LAPL
Less than 100 years ago, Hollywood and Highland was a rural paradise, and at its heart was the genteel Hollywood Hotel, where the idea for the Hollywood Walk of Fame was born.
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"Pearls of the Planet" is a multi-tiered project by Explore.org. On the site, a live stream from cameras set up around the globe allow viewers access to everything from pandas in Sichuan to bison in Saskatchewan.
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As a visual artist working primarily in video, Nicole Miller often explores self-representation. She's not a documentarian, but her films sometimes reflect the lives of ordinary people.
Still from "The Golden Chain" by Buki Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels, 2013. The work was part of short film program "Black Radical Imagination 2013," curated by Erin Christovale and Amir George.
Archivist and curator Erin Christovale addresses the artistic traditions of Black California, her "Black Radical Imagination" film project and the importance of claiming blackness today.
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