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Before #HollywoodoftheNorth was claimed by #Canada, #SantaBarbara went by that name as hundreds of silent and western films were produced in #SantaBarbara, including #CecilBDeMille’s #TenCommandments. #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #colorphotography #bwphotography #photos
A black and white photo of a building in Downtown Santa Barbara, California with the US, California and Santa Barbara flag in frame. A warm color photo of a building in Downtown Santa Barbara, California with the US, California and Santa Barbara flag in frame. A color photo of a building in Downtown Santa Barbara, California with the US, California and Santa Barbara flag in frame.
September 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Great research session: #MixedRepresentations courtesy of @aiucentre.bsky.social + Whithington FilmFestivalHub.
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #ChineseDiaspora #HollywoodoftheNorth #Emmerdale #CoronationStreet #DesperateHousewives #LastoftheSummerWine #Shakespeare #AnnaMayWong #RobertDonat
poster of Mixed Representations, an archive handling session exploring histories of Manchester's Chinese communities inspired by the cast of The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) Cover of The China Mystique by Karen J. Leong Pearl Buck and Eslanda Robeson reading a manuscript Paul Robeson, Anna May Wong, Eslanda Robeson, S.I. Hsuing, Mei Lafang and Shiao-lou Wang outside Claridge's, Mayfair, London (1935)
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
themancunianpigeon.bsky.social
Fantastic learning journey! @aiucentre.bsky.social #MixedRepresentations #ChineseNewYear #AnnaMayWong #HollywoodoftheNorth #LocalConnections #Cosmopolitanism
Poster: Mixed Representation, archive handling session exploring histories of Manchester's Chinese communities -- inspired by the cast of The Inn of the Sixth of Happiness (1958) Book: a feeling of belonging, Asian American Women's Public Culture, 1930-1960
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
themancunianpigeon.bsky.social
#MixedRepresentations #Connections #Casting #HollywoodoftheNorth #Glossop #Nantwich
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
themancunianpigeon.bsky.social
Been busy compiling a reading list as part of my #homework #MixedRepresentations #WithingtonFilmFestivalHub @aiucentre.bsky.social
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #HollywoodoftheNorth
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM