Image Union, episode 0701: Three Chicago Women
This episode of Image Union features short pieces by three Chicago women: Laura Litten, Maggie Rawlings, and Sharon Zurek.
This episode of Image Union features short pieces by three Chicago women: Laura Litten, Maggie Rawlings, and Sharon Zurek.
A “video scrapbook” featuring camcorder footage from people around the world. This episode is devoted to the King of Chicago Politics, the late Mayor Richard J. Daley.
A documentary about the campaigning during the 1988 Iowa Caucuses. Many of the 1988 presidential hopefuls are seen “shaking hands and kissing babies,” while the media covers their every move. Shot on super-8 film with sync sound.
0:00 Anna Weinberg and friends Phoebe and Chloe do homework, play, run, and eat pizza at home.
A video documentary inspired by Studs Terkel’s book “Working,” featuring six different workers talking about their lives and their jobs, in addition to Studs himself.
Raw tape from the 1978 documentary “Overnight Man,” which follows WBBM/Chicago radio news man Joe Cummings. Mostly outdoor (i.e. black) b-roll, although there is an interesting segment with the camera following Cummings into the Cook County Hospital and getting kicked out. Good footage of Chicago police in the 70’s, when the detectives still looked like they came straight out of a film noir. Also includes a shot of Miller’s Pub at night.
Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. Footage from one of actress Sally Kirkland’s “press” parties. Various people from the “Making It” crew interview several actors and show business people about struggling in Hollywood. Those interviewed include actor Robert Ginty, actress Corinne Calvet, and several unidentified actors.