History of the 1970 Isla Vista Riots

Friday, April 23rd, at 7pm, at the Magic Lantern Theater, is Don’t Bank on Amerika, a rarely-seen documentary from 1970, co-directed by cinema scholar Peter Biskind, about the turbulence at UCSB that resulted in the burning of the I.V. branch of the Bank of America.
At 7:45pm is another short from the 1980’s, Beyond the Barricades, about the lives of I.V. activists nearly twenty years later.

At 8:30pm is a new documentary by KCSB Media Center students called Our University, a look into the privatization of public education and the power of student activism.

The evening culminates at 9:30pm with the area debut of Chicago 10 (http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chicago10), a feature about the trial of the Chicago 8, anti-war protesters who were prosecuted by the government for organizing demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which contributed to tensions in Isla Vista. Utilizing archival footage, animation, contemporary music, and the voices of Nick Nolte, Roy Schieder, Live Schrieber, Mark Ruffalo, Jeffrey Wright, and Hank Azaria, filmmaker Brett Morgen creates a cult-movie vibe perfectly suited for a late-night weekend screening.

The Magic Lantern Theater is located at 960 Embarcadero Del Norte in Isla Vista.

These events will also feature giveaways and special William Kunstler DVD discounts for attendees and are free and open to the entire public.

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