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  [Guerrilla TV revisited]

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  Skip Blumberg shoots a party that is celebrating the release of Dierdre Boyle’s new book, “Guerrilla Television Revisited.” We talk to the old friends, like Ira Schneider and Parry Teasdale. Other New School University faculty are there, including Paul Ryan and Sumita Chakravarty. We hear about video people who could not attend, like Nam June Paik, who was currently recovering from a stroke, and Nancy Cain. When Skip hands off the camera to give a toast, the person who takes it is chastised for looking through the viewfinder.

• Rolling stock

  Uncategorized

  0:00 Shots of plant life.

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  Did They Buy It?

  International, On the Media, Politics, War and Peace

  Documentary about the 1990 presidential elections in Nicaragua focused on examining the narrative crafted by the American press.

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  Four More Years

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Outside Agitators, Politics, TVTV, Viewers Choice

  This video is for personal/educational use only. See more at TVTVNow: //www.tvtvnow.com/

  A documentary taped in 1972 at the 30th Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. It was the first independent videotape ever broadcast on national TV. The tape focuses on several aspects of the convention including the support Nixon received from young Republicans, the media coverage of the event, and the protests inside and outside of the convention. The end result of the spectacle was the nomination of Richard Nixon for President and Spiro Agnew for Vice President.

• Remembering Chicago Radio

  Studs Terkel

  A documentary about Chicago radio in its prime from the late 1920’s through the early 1940’s. It is made up primarily of the recollections of the people involved with Chicago radio during its prime. Very interesting, but the interviews run for a long time with no interruption, or any image other than that of the interviewee. Also includes vintage still photos, and audio clips from various radio shows; including “Little Orphan Annie,” “Fibber McGee & Molly,” and “The Breakfast Club.”

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  From Chicago To Medellin

  Uncategorized

  This tape is a demo for a yet uncompleted feature documentary. The authors (a married couple) start the tape with the information that theirs is an unusual union, with the husband being from Medellin, Columbia and the wife from Chicago, both places famous for organized crime. This piece draws a comparison between Al Capone’s Chicago of the 1920s and Pablo Escobar’s Medellin of the 1980s. Historical information is provided and interesting use is made of old Hollywood gangster clips.

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  Image Union: The Other M.J.

  American Way, Black, Chicago, Communities, Image Union, Skip Blumberg, Video Makers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Documentary about an African American man named Michael Johnson, who works on the floor crew at United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls. (The title refers to this connection between the subject and basketball star Michael Jordan.) Johnson struggles to make ends meet on a minimum wage job amidst the pomp and circumstance of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Through his candid reflections, one sees the struggle of many workers across the country as they are faced with limited employment options, no benefits, and no room for advancement. Some of the original footage was used in a program called “None of the Above,” which investigated Americas non-voters.

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  Image Union, episode 0304

  Image Union, Viewers Choice

  Two part Image Union episode featuring “King of the Z’s” by Stephen Winer and Karl Teidemann and “North Star Racers” by Cindy Neal.