5/27/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Dan Sandin
A screening/discussion with electronic video pioneer Dan Sandin moderated by Jason Nebergall. Continue reading
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4/29/21: Virtual Talks With Video Activists: MAYDAY 1971 RAW
Thursday, April 29th – Virtual Screening and Discussion of MAYDAY 1971 RAW4:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ETFree, 90 minute screening and discussionClick here to register now Feel the true fervor of 1970s utopian activism! Action-packed and emotionally-charged. 25 young indy filmmakers, with the earliest video cameras, cover the country’s largest civil disobedience peace protests from inside. Featuring Rennie Davis, Dr Benj Spock, Mayday Video pioneer camera journalists, and thousands of brave anti-war protesters, including and … Continue reading
4/15/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: No Hop Sing, No Bruce Lee
On April 15th, 2021, join Media Burn and VDB for a live-only screening of No Hop Sing, No Bruce Lee with director Janice Tanaka and co-director David Gallardo, moderated by Stephen Gong. Continue reading
4/1/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Walk With Frank
On April 1st, 2021, Media Burn presented a screening of excerpts from the upcoming film Walk with Frank. Frank Romero and filmmakers Ryan and Matt Mayers joined a conversation moderated by Yana Khashper.
Continue reading3/26/21: THE VASULKA EFFECT virtual Q&A
On Friday, March 26 the Gene Siskel Film Center hosted a virtual Q&A for THE VASULKA EFFECT (2020, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland/Czech Republic, 87 mins), a documentary portraying the life and work of pioneers of video art Steina and Woody Vasulka. The Q&A featured director Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, electronic art pioneer Dan Sandin, and Media Burn Archive executive director Sara Chapman. The conversation was be moderated by Amy Beste, director of public programs and senior lecturer in the department of film, video, new media, and animation at the School of … Continue reading
3/11/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: DeeDee Halleck
March 11: Virtual screening/discussion with Paper Tiger TV founder and Deep Dish Satellite Network co-founder DeeDee Halleck, moderated by Avery LaFlamme from the University of Chicago Department of Cinema and Media Studies. Continue reading
2/25/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Julia Lesage
Feb 25: Virtual screening/discussion with filmmaker and scholar Julia Lesage, moderated by Salomé Skivirsky. Continue reading
2/11/21: Digitizing Your Personal Videos Workshop
From the 1980s to the 2010s, consumer-grade videotape and cameras were made available, and millions of people shot many hours of footage – from birthday celebrations to family vacations to their own home epics. This material is, in many homes, trapped on these old tapes, which now often reside in closets, basements, and storage bins, with no easy way to view them. In this workshop, Dan Erdman, video archivist at Media Burn, will show you how to best care for … Continue reading
