A landmark of American independent cinema, Kent Mackenzie's
The Exiles (1961) has been rarely seen, even in its native Los Angeles, for over 40 years. Unlike its better known counterparts--Charles Burnett's
Killer of Sheep (1977) and John Cassavetes'
Shadows (1959)--this improvisational day-in-the-life chronicle of Bunker Hill's Native American community quickly fell into obscurity--save for ultra-rare screenings at venues such as the UCLA Film & Television Archive--after it failed to find theatrical distribution. Featured in Thom Andersen's documentary
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003),
The Exiles has been newly restored by the Archive and is ready to be re-discovered.
The Archive is proud to partner with Milestone Films to give The Exiles the Los Angeles theatrical release it has long deserved. The Exiles will play in a special eight-day engagement at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater with special opening-night guests to celebrate the return of this Los Angeles classic.
For more information about The Exiles and director Kent Mackenzie, visit www.exilesfilm.com
Major funding for The Exiles restoration was provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Special thanks to: Dennis Doros, Amy Heller--Milestone Films; Richard Schave—Esotouric.
Friday August 15 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
Los Angeles Restoration Premiere!
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Shot in rich black-and-white,
The Exiles is both a moving portrait of an outsider community and a cinematic time capsule of a storied Los Angeles neighborhood. When Homer (Nish) and Yvonne (Williams) leave their Apache reservation to start a new life in Bunker Hill, they find only poverty and isolation awaiting them. With an eye to downtown's grittier details--neon signs, anonymous alleys, tenement halls--The Exiles chronicles a single night in the couple's troubled search for a place to call home.
In Person: Cinematographers Erik Daarstad and John Morrill, The Revels' Norm Knowles, Native American scholar/filmmaker Ben-Alex Dupris, crew members Lawrence Silberman and Merle Edelman, and restorationist Ross Lipman.
Post-screening panel discussion moderated by Jan-Christopher Horak, Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Cinematographer: Erik Daarstad, Robert Kaufman, John Morrill. Editor: Kent Mackenzie, Warren Brown, Thomas Conrad, Erik Daarstad, Thomas Miller, Beth Pattrick. Cast: Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tommy Reynolds, Rico Rodriguez, Clifford Ray Sam. 35mm, 72 min.
Saturday August 16 2008, 2:00PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Saturday August 16 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
IN PERSON: Richard Schave, of Esotouric, who will give a fascinating slide-show presentation on the storied Bunker Hill neighborhood and the now lost locations where The Exiles was shot.
(For film description see Friday, August 15, 7:30pm).
Sunday August 17 2008, 7:00PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Sunday August 17 2008, 8:45PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Monday August 18 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Monday August 18 2008, 9:45PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Tuesday August 19 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Tuesday August 19 2008, 9:45PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Wednesday August 20 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Wednesday August 20 2008, 9:45PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Friday August 22 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Preceded by
BUNKER HILL
(1956) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Mackenzie made this short documentary while he was a student at USC.
The film documents the unique and vibrant low-income neighborhood and
several of its residents - mainly retirees who had lived there for
decades - before it was bulldozed in one of the most notorious urban
redevelopment schemes in the city's history.
Cinematographer: Robert Kaufman. Editor: Kent Mackenzie, Robert Kaufman. 16mm, 18 min.
Friday August 22 2008, 9:45PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Preceded by
BUNKER HILL
(1956) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for 7:30pm screening.
Saturday August 23 2008, 11:00AM
JOHN FANTE'S BUNKER HILL BUS TOUR WITH ESOTOURIC
In conjunction with the restoration of
The Exiles and its first Los Angeles theatrical release,
Esotouric invites Archive patrons for a unique bus and walking tour exploring the life and work of the great Bunker Hill novelist John Fante on Saturday, August 23, beginning at 11 a.m. sharp. Show a ticket stub for
The Exiles or advance ticket proof of purchase and obtain a 15 percent discount off the Esotouric tour price of $58.
When: Saturday, August 23, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (check-in 10:30 a.m.)
Where: Rendezvous location is Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz.
Cost: $58 (15% discount for Archive patrons with The Exiles ticket stub or advance ticket proof of purchase)
Info/Tix: www.esotouric.com/fante-8-23-08
Saturday August 23 2008, 4:00PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Preceded by
BUNKER HILL
(1956) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Mackenzie made this short documentary while he was a student at USC.
The film documents the unique and vibrant low-income neighborhood and
several of its residents - mainly retirees who had lived there for decades - before it was bulldozed in one of the most notorious urban redevelopment schemes in the city's history.
Cinematographer: Robert Kaufman. Editor: Kent Mackenzie, Robert Kaufman. 16mm, 18 min.
Saturday August 23 2008, 7:30PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Preceded by
BUNKER HILL
(1956) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for 4:00pm screening.
Saturday August 23 2008, 9:15PM ( Online Ticket Sales Ended )
THE EXILES
(1961) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for Friday, August 15, 7:30pm
Preceded by
BUNKER HILL
(1956) Directed by Kent Mackenzie
Please see description for 4:00pm screening.