Poetry Live(s)
A short documentary featuring various performances of spoken word poetry, accompanied by thoughts from the poets themselves.
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One in a Million
A portrait of gun control activist Mary Leigh Blek, whose son was killed by gunfire, produced for the Million Mom March.
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[Athens Colin Powell Protests 2004 #1]
Footage from a 2004 protest in Athens. Protesters gather in opposition to Colin Powell, the United States Secretary of State under the Bush regime, who had planned to attend the Athens Olympics, and the United States’ foreign policy in the Middle East.
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The Work of Judy Hoffman
A collection of footage from various projects by Judy Hoffman, covering the 1975 HSA Doctor’s Strike, a 1991 Shedd Aquarium special exhibit tape on Kwakiutl salmon fishing, a 2003 war protest, and the 1998 An American Near Paris.
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Revisiting the Scene: Quentin Young’s Chicago
Quentin Young, a notable Chicago physician and activist, visits various Chicago sites important to his personal history of political activism, providing the context for each site as he does so. Throughout the course of the video, Young visits Valois Restaurant in Hyde Park, the site of the 1937 Memorial Day massacre, Bughouse Square, 1515 S Hamlin, the John Alexander Logan Monument, Federal Plaza, Cook County Hospital, Michael Reese Medical Center, and Daley Plaza.
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Imbed This
Footage from a 2003 Chicago protest against the war in Iraq. Hoffman approaches police officers and reporters at the scene for comment, with varying degrees of success.
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[5727 Winthrop edit / Uptown]
Documentation of a negligent and malicious landlord’s tactics in a Chicago apartment building.
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Public Service / Crime, Terror, and the Media
Two videos about community activism in Chicago. The first discusses protests and other actions supported by the Organization of the Northeast (O.N.E.) for housing rights. The second discusses crime against senior citizens and the portrayal of crime in the media.