Anarchy in Asian America: Sex, Punk, and Transgressive Cinema Friday, March 24 7 p.m.: Panel Discussion The Ray Stark Family Theatre, School of Cinematic Arts 108 9 p.m.: After Party and Concert Tommy’s Place, Ronald Tutor Campus Center Gregg Araki, Roddy Bogawa, Marcus Hu, and Jon Moritsugu—the “bad boys” of Asian American cinema—have exploded notions of identity and identification through a radicalized indie-film aesthetic inspired as much by the anything-goes energy of the underground music scene as by the formalist experimentations of directors like Godard. Join us for a panel discussion exploring how indie cinema has been transformed by their punk-influenced, sexually and artistically transgressive, DIY filmmaking, followed by an after party featuring a live performance by twisted glam rock/garage/ punk band Low on High (Jon Moritsugu and Amy Davis). Organized by Akira Lippit (Cinematic Arts, Comparative Literature, and East Asian Languages and Cultures), Viet Nguyen (English and American Studies and Ethnicity), Sunyoung Lee (Kaya Press), and Jonathan Wang (Asian Pacific American Student Services). Co-sponsored by Asian Pacific American Student Services and the USC School of Cinematic Arts’s Outside the Box [Office].
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