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  TVTV at Conversations at the Edge, 10/25/12

  January 29, 2013 at 11:21 am / Blog, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

  If you weren’t able to make it to Conversations at the Edge at the Gene Siskel Film Center in October, check out the video of the TVTV discussion with Allen Rucker and Tom Weinberg. Video courtesy of Conversations at the Edge. And of course, if you haven’t already, watch Four More Years (TVTV, 1972, 60m) Conversations at the Edge: TVTV’s Four More Years, 10/25/2012 from Conversations at the Edge on Vimeo. Original event description: October 25- TVTV: FOUR MORE YEARS … Continue reading →

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  George McGovern (1922-2012) and TVTV on Thursday

  October 22, 2012 at 3:35 pm / Blog, Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Political Documentaries, Roots of Video

  This weekend marked the passing of the George McGovern, the former senator and 1972 candidate for president. A fiery and passionate champion of liberal causes, he was a formidable political presence even well into his 80s. Below, you’ll see him in 1971 talking about what it took to stand up against Vietnam in 1963. The clip is from TVTV’s landmark 1972 work of guerrilla television, “World’s Largest TV Studio.” Coincidentally, this week you have the opportunity to see two founding … Continue reading →

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  The Las Vegas Tapes

  1976-8-1 / American Way, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll

  1976 look at the culture of Las Vegas. Continue reading →

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Marc Smith]

  1993-6-6 / Chicago Collection, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Performance

  Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a series documenting life in and around Chicago, that aired on WPWR-50 in the early 1990s. This video covers the semi-final of a poetry slam at the Green Mill, and consists mostly of short clips of various poets, as well as Marc Smith’s entire poem. Continue reading →

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  [Chicago Conspiracy Appeal press conference]

  1973-1-1 / Chicago Collection, Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Political Documentaries, Roots of Video, Skip Blumberg

  Bay Area Video Coalition remaster of raw 1/2″ portapak footage. The original tape appears to have been recorded over many times, so often a random image will insert itself in for a minute or so. The tape appears to have been in extremely terrible condition, so the images are always flashing or the are obscured by everything looking almost completely white. Continue reading →

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  TVTV Goes To The Superbowl

  1976-1-1 / American Way, Eclectic Sports Collection, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video, Viewers Choice

  A behind-the-scenes documentary about the events and personalities surrounding Superbowl X in Miami between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. Features intimate portraits of the players and the CBS personnel who broadcast the events of Superbowl week. Produced with multiple lightweight video cameras in TVTV style, it is both informative and revealing of the extremes surrounding football culture and hype. Continue reading →

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  Straight Arrow edit

  1973-9-1 / Chicago Collection, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

  A night at the Straight Arrow Tap in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, a neighborhood tavern where residents from many walks of life mingle. Continue reading →

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  Kalyian

  1985-11-20 / Chicago Collection, Performance

  “Kalyian was inspired by the blind princess from the island of Samar, a freedom fighter and founder of the Philippine martial art Kali. Blind since birth, this legendary princess possessed an extraordinary sixth sense and sensitivity towards energy and life forces that she could not be defeated by even the fiercest of warriors. Kalyian is a modern-day personification of the female warrior spirit. It depicts the timeless battle of women, whose inherent warrior qualities are first fought, then realized, and eventually developed into harmony with the total self. It is the same force that gives women of this nature, the strength to survive and succeed. Kalyian combines technology with techniques drawn from Kabuki Theater, dance and Kali to depict both a primordial and futuristic sensibility.

  In the tape, Kalyian encounters a figure clothed in black, face concealed. Narrow beams of light cut across a darkened space. Like two cats, they move about, appearing and disappearing into the shadows. At one point, the figure in black eludes her by leading her into a maze. As soon as Kalyian enters the maze, the space becomes alive; a montage of images bombards her. She responds instantly and attacks. Eventually, she becomes aware she is fighting her own fears, anger and aggression. The more conscious she becomes of this, the less fighting and destruction occurs. From this realization, Kalyian transforms her weapon into a flute to communicate through music to the figure in black. The figure responds to the music through dance. Image after image of the figure in black join in, moving together in harmony, they become one. Then, the figure reveals to Kalyian, her past actions and moments of self-realization. More and more, Kalyian recognizes parts of herself before her, until once again she is face to face with the figure in black. At this point, Kalyian realizes her subconscious has been her guide, leading her into self-realization and eventual transformation into a higher form of awareness. Kalyian has resolved her internal conflicts and is in harmony with herself.”–Barbara Sykes Continue reading →