http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A00410FAD3F1C15?artistid=1161413&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=59 false false 2008-08-26T23:38:44-04:00 This documentary-like film, by director Brett Morgen <em>(The Kid Stays in the Picture)</em>, tells the story of eight counter-cultural leaders who were charged with inciting the riots outside of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Morgen started the project in 2002 with an eye toward informing the 2004 presidential election. Six years and one election later, it lands on the big screen. “We need it now more than ever,” says the director, who will take the stage for an engaging post-performance talk. [2007, USA, 103 min.]<br/><br/> "An era of convulsive political upheaval is intriguingly animated — literally — in Brett Morgen's unorthodox documentary." -- Bob Mondello, <em>National Public Radio</em><br></br>*****************************************************************************<br/> <strong>ArtTalks!</strong> post-screening conversation with Director Brett Morgen and Michael Trigilio, award winning multi-media artist and a member of the UCSD Visual Arts Faculty. See "More Info" below.<br/><br/>*****************************************************************************<br/><br/> CAMPUS PARTNERS Making of the Modern World (Eleanor Roosevelt College), Sixth College true false false 33 false <strong>Speaker Biographies</strong><br></br> <strong>Brett Morgen</strong><br></br> Brett Morgen is an Oscar-nominated producer and director. His first film, the boxing documentary ON THE ROPES (1999), won the Directors Guild Award and was nominated for a Best Feature Documentary Academy Award. Morgen also wrote and directed a biopic about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, in 2002. The film was cited as "one of the best films of the year" by over 50 film critics. Most recently, Morgen wrote and directed CHICAGO 10 for which he has been nominated for a 2008 Writers Guild Award. CHICAGO 10 was also named as one of the Top 10 Films of 2008 by the Washington Post. Morgen executive produced and created the Peabody award winning series Nimrod Nation for the Sundance Channel. He also directs commercials for Anonymous Content. He has directed dozens of campaigns including spots for Pizza Hut, ESPN, Budweiser, Southwest Airlines, Kellogg’s and Nike. <br></br> <strong>Michael Trigilio</strong><br></br> Michael Trigilio was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. His media work has been presented nationally and internationally, notably at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, Southern Exposure Gallery in San Francisco, and the Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg. Michael is a co-founder of the Neighborhood Public Radio project which was included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial. Michael serves on the Visual Arts faculty at UC San Diego where he teaches courses in Media. His website is www.starve.org. <br/><br/> 2009-04-16T19:00:00-04:00 16 4 2009 false false 0 Chicago 10 Regular: $10<br/> Member: $9<br/> UCSD Student: $5 Doors at 6:30 PM 2009-04-17T13:40:02-04:00 7 0