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Virtual Talks with Video Activists is an ongoing series of screenings and discussions with artists, journalists, and community organizers who use video to break boundaries.

Below you can find out about upcoming events and watch recordings of past ones.

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  9/28/2023: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: The Work of Video Preservation

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  A chat and demonstration with archivists from Media Burn and Visual Studies Workshop about how to preserve videotapes. Thursday, September 284pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ETA chat and demonstration with archivists from Media Burn and Visual Studies Workshop about how to preserve videotapes.Register for free here. Note: Live captioning will be available. Please email info@mediaburn.org with additional accessibility requests. How do we preserve videotapes and make them accessible for future audiences? What is the process for digitizing these […]

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  9/14/2023: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: “The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story” with special guest Robert Feder

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  Hour-long screening and discussion with filmmaker Pamela Pulice and journalist Robert Feder. A full replay of the September 14 event. Note: Live captioning will be available. Please email info@mediaburn.org with additional accessibility requests. Join us for a fascinating journey into the life and career of the legendary radio personality, Dick Biondi! You’ll be treated to a preview screening of excerpts from the upcoming documentary The Voice that Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story. Get ready to be entertained and captivated […]

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  8/17/2023: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Judy Hoffman

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  Hour-long screening and discussion with activist filmmaker Judy Hoffman.

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  8/3/2023: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Beyondmedia’s Women and Prison Program

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  Join us for a screening of two documentaries produced by Beyondmedia Education followed by a discussion with three of the creators.

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  7/27/23: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: East Kentucky Flood

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  Preview screening of East Kentucky Flood documentary, with filmmakers Joel Cohen, Dee Davis, and Mimi Pickering.

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  6/22/23: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: “I Wanted to Be a Man With a Gun”

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  Preview screening of new WWII documentary, with filmmaker William Farley and scholar Bruce Jenkins.

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  6/8/23: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Jeff Krulik and Brendan Conway

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  Screening/discussion of “Mr. Blassie Goes to Washington” with filmmakers Jeff Krulik and Brendan Conway, moderated by Justin LaLiberty

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  5/25/23: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: “Emma Goldman Clinic Stories”

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  Screening/discussion of abortion clinic documentary “From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories” with director LeAnn Erickson, moderated by Katelyn Campbell