Twenty years ago this Saturday, viewers across the U.S. and around the globe watched in horror as the moments immediately following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks unfolded live on television. Continue reading
Last week, American actor and political activist Ed Asner passed away. Continue reading
A screening/discussion with artist Doug Hall moderated by Steve Seid. Continue reading
A screening/discussion with filmmaker Megan Williams moderated by media scholar Laura-Zoe Humphreys. Continue reading
Virtual screening/discussion with Cai Thomas, director of “Change the Name,” moderated by Sisters in Cinema’s Joyy Norris. Continue reading
A screening/discussion with electronic “polymediast” Steve Beck co-moderated by Jason Nebergall and Steve Seid. Continue reading
We miss you already, Nancy! Nancy Cain died on August 22 in her home in Desert Hot Springs, CA. She was a pioneering videomaker, photographer, author, feminist and role model for generations of artists. Nancy had an unwavering commitment to visionary alternative video for more than five decades, starting with the Videofreex in New York. She was a best friend of Media Burn for all of our 20 years and a major producer of our television series THE 90’s, and … Continue reading
90-minute screening/discussion of works from the 1970s media movement called Guerrilla Television. Continue reading
We have some exciting news about a new project!We’re proud to be able to announce that, after several years of planning and development, we’ve been awarded a nearly half million dollar grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources to lead a collaboration that will digitize and make available more than 1,000 videotapes from media art centers across the country. The University of Chicago Library and Department of Cinema and Media Studies are our main project partners. This three-year … Continue reading
Premiere of three new films created by Media Burn Archive’s summer filmmaking fellows. Continue reading