Home » Page 466

  • Gatewood Galbraith, 1947-2012

    Gatewood Galbraith, 1947-2012

    Gatewood Galbraith, the fiercely independent five time gubernatorial candidate from Kentucky, died last week at the age of 64. We interviewed him in 1991 on his first run for governor. At the time, he was one of only a very few politicians anywhere who publicly endorsed legalizing hemp and marijuana. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcHpMcxT2U] For more on Galbraith, watch the full hour-long interview at Media Burn.

  • Last chance to support Media Burn in 2011

    Last chance to support Media Burn in 2011

    Please support Media Burn with a tax-deductible contribution before midnight December 31. If you do, you’ll be eligible for this year’s drawing for an HD Flip Cam! Then, enjoy this look back at Image Union‘s off-the-wall New Year’s Eve countdown in 1988 in honor of the program’s 10th anniversary. Here’s to another great year together. We couldn’t do it without you. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?amp;v=OnOERUdVcbY]

  • The Search and the Gift

    The Search and the Gift

    A documentary about one family’s search for a kidney transplant and the gift they received from a generous friend.

  • You can be Santa Claus this year

    You can be Santa Claus this year

    Greetings from Media Burn and Santa Claus (thanks to videomaker Scott Jacobs for this 1975 classic!) “Media Burn chronicles the grinding of a city and the aspiration of an era. And it offers a reality you would never see on reality TV.  In helping preserve these documentaries, we make a gift to our kids, but are also giving ourselves something along the way: a living connection to the characters and events that helped forge who we are and where we’ve […]

  • Rockin’ Randy

    Rockin’ Randy

    Short documentary by Brent Sekularac about Randy Ricci, a professional wrestler with a 20+ year career. Coming from an abusive family, Ricci conveys the hope and protection he found in wrestling.

  • A Conversation with Studs Terkel and Andrew Patner

    A Conversation with Studs Terkel and Andrew Patner

    Studs Terkel speaks with Andrew Patner at the University of Chicago.

  • Videos Don’t Last Forever

    Videos Don’t Last Forever

    We want you to read the entire post, but if you want to cut to the chase immediately, we hope you will support Media Burn with a tax-deductible donation this year. Use our simple online form or mail your check to Media Burn, 4270 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago IL 60641. Every day, Media Burn is saving illuminating documentaries that are much more endangered than you may realize. In fact, one of the true innovators in moving image archiving, Jim […]

  • Where We Live: The Changing Face of Climate Activism

    Where We Live: The Changing Face of Climate Activism

    This 9-minute film documents one of the fastest-growing and most effective forces combating climate change: organized grassroots movements. Centering around efforts to overturn California’s historic global warming legislation, the film highlights how community organizations and networks throughout the state played a crucial role in mobilizing the vote in immigrant and low income communities to defeat Proposition 23, making the case that equity-based and community-driven solutions are essential in bringing about the deeper restructuring of societies to confront the climate crisis.

 
 
Copyright © 2024 Media Burn Archive.
Media Burn Archive | 935 W Chestnut St Suite 405 Chicago IL 60642
(312) 964-5020 | [email protected]