The Ambassadors of Cabrini
Documentary about the Jesse White Tumblers, a gymnastic group made up predominantly of kids from the Chicago Housing Authority’s Cabrini Green.
Documentary about the Jesse White Tumblers, a gymnastic group made up predominantly of kids from the Chicago Housing Authority’s Cabrini Green.
Raw footage for the TV series Chicago Slices. This tape features: Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Mihaela Ionescu-Ashkenasi doing a duet with videographer Andrew Jones. Followed by interviews with people working at the building: Masons and dry cleaner Oscar Wassman from Milo Dry Cleaners.
Episode 403 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “GUNS AND VIOLENCE” and features the following segments:
Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. Andrew Jones talks to the bus driver for Bill Clinton’s cross-country trips, Bob Roulier, and then rides on the VIP bus with unidentified bus drivers.
This tape begins in the middle of the program “Newsmakers,” where Walter Jacobson is interviewing Dan Rostenkowski. After this program ends, the tape records news reports from several different Chicago stations (2, 5, & 7) on police sweeps at Cabrini Green following an outbreak of violence. While the police announced the raids a success, many residents questioned the move as being for show.
Footage for The 90’s election specials. Channel 7 WLS-TV Chicago news on primary election night 9-10pm 03/17/1992.
Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. Skip Blumberg talks with poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron in Harlem about race and racism. “What I meant by the phrase ‘the revolution will not be televised’ was, the first revolution takes place in your mind. …It’s not something you can catch on film. …It’ll just be something that you see and you just realize, ‘Hey, I’m on the wrong page.'”
Raw footage from the feminist-oriented event organized by Suzanne Lacy. Important women from around the country convene for a dinner and videotaped conversation. Anita in hotel room part 2, pre Hull House before and after dinner, after dinner part 1.