Larry Clark is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion

L.A. Rebellion

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 (also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers). He directed the feature films, Passing Through (1977) and Cutting Horse (2002). He is also a film professor at San Francisco State University

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A native of Cleveland, Ohio

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, Clark received a bachelor's degree at Miami University

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, prior to arriving at UCLA

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, where he majored in film.

While a student at UCLA, Clark taught film workshops at the Performing Arts Society of Los Angeles (PASLA), under the guidance of Vantile Whitfield.

Passing Through served as Clark's master thesis film at UCLA. The film stars Nathaniel Taylor (best known as "Rollo" on the hit television series, "Sanford and Son

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") and veteran actor Clarence Muse

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. Clark co-wrote the screenplay with actor Ted Lange

Ted Lange

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. Matthew Duersten of the LA Weekly

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described the film as a "potent underground L.A. neorealist treatise" that "is raw, gritty, surreal and, at times, terrifying."

Awards and recognition

• Special Jury Prize, Locarno International Film Festival
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• Best Use of Music in Film Award, Alger Film Festival

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