Cabrini Dreams
A short documentary made by high school students about living in Cabrini Green in Chicago, consisting of interviews with young residents of the complex.
A short documentary made by high school students about living in Cabrini Green in Chicago, consisting of interviews with young residents of the complex.
High school students interview two residents of the Flannery Apartments, Chicago Housing Authority’s buildings for seniors.
An interview with a 38-year-old woman named Jones as she tells her mother over the phone that she is pregnant. The video then interviews a friend of hers who discusses the medical emergency that ended Jones’s pregnancy and nearly killed her. The video ends with footage of a therapy session in which Jones attempts to work through her trauma.
Interviews with former gang members in Chicago, including several that are now part of an apprenticeship program in which they are learning carpentry. Tape also includes portions of an instructional video about IEBGENER punch-print card computing.
The first tape made by the Community TV Network through the Alternative Schools Video Project, in which students from Chicago’s West Garfield Park discuss their neighborhood.
Footage filmed for the short documentary Cabrini Dreams, in which residents of Cabrini Green speak about their lives.
Students from Garfield Alternative High School interview residents of the Robert Taylor Homes about the dangers and difficulties of living there.