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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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Summer 2011 continues to get stranger with a giant moth monster movie, an all-night cemetery screening and an evening of '70s folk music paired with animated visuals.
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Sing-along to "Jesus Christ Superstar," watch a video art loop on the Gagosian Gallery rooftop while sipping a cocktail, or get serious with Stephen Farber and discuss "The Whistleblower" this week in LA's media art scene.
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Outdoor movies, robotic movement, alternative art practices and histories of video art make up this week's media art scene in LA.
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The Armory Center for the Arts' exhibition of intriguing video loops by Pascual Sisto titled "Over and Over" introduces an emerging artist and his images of spaces just beyond the ordinary.
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A group of LA-based independent filmmakers explored the creative and technical aspects of 3D in a recent panel discussion titled The Future of 3D Filmmaking.
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Look for planes, trains and automobiles this week in LA's media art openings and screenings...
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Jennifer West makes films by doing terrible things to the film stock that result in abstract expressions, but is she an abstract expressionist? She answers that question.
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The Los Angeles Film Festival is back to jump start summer with a 10-day tribute to national and international film.
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This week's stand-out media event is a showcase of videos made by LA youth, who get a chance to talk to the entire city as the videos screen on the city's buses...
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Christian Marclay's "The Clock" debuts on the west coast on Monday, showcasing an amazing example of cinematic remix, running 24 hours.
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Marco Brambilla's video projection at Christopher Grimes Gallery is a compelling multi-frame exploration of archetypes culled from the history of cinema.
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Experimentation is this week's buzz word in the LA media arts scene, from experimental animation to technological experimentation to post-experimental autobiography...
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