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City planning California Los Angeles History 20th century Gentrification California Los Angeles Hispanic Americans Employment California Indians of North America California Los Angeles Social conditions Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century Rodeo performers United States Urban renewal California Los AngelesSummary: A boy (Matahi) and a girl (Reri) are in love. She is chosen by a high priest to join the ranks of the sacred virgins, thereby becoming tabu to all men. The two escape by canoe to another island for awhile but Matahi becomes indebted to a Chinese merchant. The story ends tragically when Matahi is left to drown by the high priest.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lumivision 1992
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TABSummary: "The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXISummary: In Fireworks a dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a light and is drawn through the needle's eye to return less empty than before. Puce Moment reflects Anger's concerns with the myths and decline of Hollywood. Rabbit's moon, a fable of the unattainable (the Moon) combining elements of Commedia dell'Arte with Japanese myth. In Inauguration of the pleasure dome, members of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Fantoma Films 2007