Cine Manifest
What do you get when you cross an idealistic group of young filmmakers with a radical Marxist collective? According to former member Judy Irola: "a car wreck." Irola's hilarious, fascinating film, featuring a memorable musical score by David Schickele, charts the life of a unique political film collective that arose from the utopian ideologies of the '60s and survived the tumult of the '70s. United by strict egalitarian regulations and the belief that their films should have a message and an audience, they produced impressive results, including the award-winning films Over-Under, Sideways-Down and Northern Lights. In spite of countless criticism sessions and the services of a Reichian therapist, time, ego and success ultimately took its toll on the group. But what a ride it was! — K. Davis
Director: Judy Irola
Producer: Judy Irola
Cinematographer: Judy Irola
Editor: Nels Bangerter
Print Source:
2646 Magnolia Ave.
Los Angeles, CA, 90007
Tel: 213.309.0303
Email: jirola@cinema.usc.edu
PRECEDED BY:
McLaren's Negatives
Director: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
CANADA 2006 10 MINS The late Canadian animator Norman McLaren describes his innovative and inimitable style in this lovingly-crafted short.
