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Revitalizing Early "Race Films": From Silent to Provocative
Artist talk and film screening with Renee Baker
Composer Renee Baker screens the film "Body and Soul," Oscar Micheaux's 1925 film, featuring the debut of actor/activist Paul Robeson with her new music.
About "Body and Soul": "the narrative doesn't rely solely on correcting racial stereotypes of the times. It delivers its message with a complex moral tinge that was frank and honest to the point where even the African American audience was shocked. Micheaux was a pioneering filmmaker who's reputation deserves rescuing from the 'race film' categorization." -- Don DiNicola, film producer
About Renee Baker: Violinist, composer, visual artist and poet, Renee Baker, has been at the extreme forefront of creative/avant garde music. As director of the Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, she utilizes some of Chicago's finest musicians in both classical and jazz to create a true genre bending experience.
Sponsored by UCI's Department of African American Studies and Department of Music
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African American Studies Dec 5 2016 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UCI Contemporary Arts Center Colloquium Room (Claire Trevor School of the Arts)