Last week, the U.S. and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations after 54 years of animosity. This step is likely to lead to the end of the trade embargo and travel ban that have been in place for half a century. In this 1993 video, a group of activists from Chicago organize a “Cuba Caravan” to take supplies to Cuba in direct violation of the U.S. trade embargo, at a risk of ten year prison sentences. This footage was shot for […]
We want to share two exciting early tapes from the collection of Kartemquin Films that we were able to transfer through the support of the Bay Area Video Coalition. Kartemquin Films is a collaborative center for documentary media makers who seek to foster a more engaged and empowered society. We’ve been working together over the last few years to preserve and digitize materials from KTQ’s incredibly historically significant archive of almost 50 years of work. The videos came from a […]
A NOTE FROM DIRECTOR LAURA FARBER: ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN! Thank you so much to the folks that have contributed! We now have over $4.5K, putting us at 3%. This may seem like a drop in the bucket…A gentle reminder that we keep the money raised, so EVERY penny contributed truly DOES count towards finishing this film. Contribute here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/we-are-columbine-documentary-film From the Director from Lioness Productions on Vimeo.
Today marks the end of an era for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade (CME merged with CBOT in 2007). For more than 160 years, the open outcry pits were a raucous and noisy place where people in colorful jackets jockeyed and shouted orders for commodities like corn, cattle, and pork bellies. Today, 99% of trading volume occurs electronically and all but one of the futures pits have been closed. During its heyday, the noise on […]
Personal Note from Tom Weinberg: I’ve known Laura Farber since she was in her first film class at Columbia College Chicago in 2002.I was her teacher in a course about writing your personal documentary story and crafting a proposal with the help of the class and instructor.When Laura told about being at Columbine High School the day of the shootings, and what she went through that day and ever since, it became clear that it was a documentary story that […]
Today, nation-wide marriage equality was achieved through a historic decision by the US Supreme Court. The ruling is the culmination of decades of activism, and is an important moment for human rights, especially for the couples and families directly affected all across the country. In celebration, we’d like to share this video of Studs telling the story of two women who fell in love under almost unbelievable circumstances.
The livestream is happening here: http://www.acretv.org/ Each episode will play 3-4 times on its designated day. Check out the schedule and rundowns for each day below: June 22: Pilot and Episodes 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 June 23: Episodes 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 June 24: Episodes 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207 June 25: Episodes 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 June 26: Episodes 216, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 303, 304 June […]
This weekend, Lifetime will be showing the two-part miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, whose celebrity continues to fascinate long after her tragic death in the summer of 1962. In 1988, Phoebe Legere, a performance artist with classical music training at the prestigious Julliard School, composed a song in tribute to her enigmatic idol. The music video, which we present below, was featured on an episode of Image Union and is now preserved in our archive. You can also […]