Without the Los Angeles River there would be no Los Angeles. A historical and geographical reference point, a place of industry and reaction, the home of the herons and toxic trash dumps, flooded and paved over, the subject of poems, art, derision…
Thirty one students of the Echo Park Film Center embarked on individual documentary journeys looking at the mechanized parts that run societies around the world - workers! Why do we have to work? How has work changed over time? What is the role of an…
Just what is it that leads many contemporary artists to restage historic events great and small, performances of the past, and sometimes even imaginary events? Are they possessed by the post-modern demon? (albeit belatedly...) Does this practice…
There is never such thing as silence in a persons life. No matter what level of precaution one has taken in order to keep ones environment under control, nature makes sure that we are accompanied by some level of auditory input. John Cage’s infamous…