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  • Harold is Gone

    Harold is Gone

    Loosely constructed footage following the sudden death of Chicago’s Mayor Harold Washington in 1987, including his funeral procession and funeral service.

  • [Meeting Ground]

    [Meeting Ground]

    0:09 Camera opens on a panel discussion at the Chicago Cultural Center with an Indigenous Kayapo man from Brazil. A man translates for him. They discuss one of the ceremony videotapes that were shown to the audience. The cameraman asks a question about other groups that use video in the Amazon. Another person asks about conflict they’ve experienced. Questions are mostly inaudible. 7:20 They talk about objectification of culture. 9:28 The discussion ends.  9:49 Tape ends.

  • [Sister Connie]

    [Sister Connie]

    0:04 Camera opens inside a church. people walk around and talk before the ceremony starts.  1:00 Choir sings. Pastor introduces the ceremony. They pray and the ceremony begins. Choir performs throughout. Various people speak, read, and lead prayer. A woman performs a dance with a ribbon. 1:01:55 Ceremony breaks and people walk around and talk. Choir continues singing. Ceremony resumes. People take communion. Sister Connie speaks. The program transitions into an awards ceremony based on a House of Hope program […]

  • [End of Chicago Urban League]

    [End of Chicago Urban League]

    0:04 Open on a man speaking at a Chicago Urban League meeting. Roland Burris speaks about his political position and candidacy for mayor. 3:00 A woman asks what Burris would do to protect senior citizens from some of the danger on the streets if he were mayor. Meeting ends and people walk around and talk. A reporter asks Burris about why he is running as an independent candidate. He speaks with various community members who attended the meeting. 8:26 Cut […]

  • [November 13, 1993]

    [November 13, 1993]

    0:09 Camera opens on a presentation about the indigenous Kayapo people of Brazil at the Chicago Cultural Center. A Kayapo man speaks in his native language, and another man translates for him. They watch parts of Kayapo ceremonies. They watch a naming ceremony, a soccer game, and a meeting. They speak about the preservation of Kayapo culture, and ask for help in buying equipment to continue recording and archiving the lives of Kayapo people. 26:00 Presentation ends. The two presenters […]

  • [1996 Bill Stamets]

    [1996 Bill Stamets]

    0:06 Camera opens on a planning committee for the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Mayor Richard M. Daley introduces people that have been working on the committee. He speaks about concerns surrounding the convention and the events going on in the city. 7:40 Daley introduces the Executive Director of the convention, Leslie Fox. She speaks about preparations for the convention that are ongoing. Daley introduces the Chief of Patrol, who speaks about the preparations of the Chicago Police Department […]

  • [Moving Pictures / Six Families]

    [Moving Pictures / Six Families]

    Footage of life around the city of Chicago in the year 2000.

  • [“American Movie” interview 1999]

    [“American Movie” interview 1999]

    Interview by Bill Stamets for the Chicago Sun-Times with the subjects of the 1999 documentary “American Movie,” Mike Schank and Mark Borchardt, as well as its director, Chris Smith, and producer, Sarah Price.

 
 
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