Say Brother, episode 2412: Moscow Black & White
A documentary examining the lives of Black people living in Russia, many of whom are African students studying at Moscow universities.
A documentary examining the lives of Black people living in Russia, many of whom are African students studying at Moscow universities.
Selects of bluegrass music and interviews from the American Music Festival.
Color video documentary in Spanish with English subtitles. The documentary is composed of two segments, the first about the arepa, a food made from fried cornmeal that is a major part of the cultural history of the Antioquia region in Colombia. It is eaten at every meal by people in the region. The second segment, “El Trompo,” focuses on toy spinning tops in Columbia. People appreciate the top because it is common to many cultures and has the ability to unite generations under one skill set. We see a lot of footage of top experts and hear their opinions about the toy’s enduring significance. This tape documents a moment of cultural change for this region of Columbia, poised at a moment when it is still unclear how modernization is going to mesh with tradition.
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring five music videos by Dan Dinello. Music is from Fela Kuti, Knightklub, Magnum Force, Stations, and a composite of various radio broadcasts.
Labor/work-focused compilation episode of Image Union, hosted by Studs Terkel. It features several segments from the Illinois Labor History Society, “It’s a Living: When I Was a Worker Like LaVerne” by Skip Blumberg and Jane Aaron, “Uno Mas” by Mike Torro, Iris Bruno, and Jose Claudio, “Packingtown U.S.A. by William Adelman,” and “Winnie Wright, Age 11” and “Trick Bag” by Kartemquin Films.
Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a television series about life in Chicagoland. This video features a trip to a park in Chinatown, where a group gathers to practice tai chi. Videomaker Skip Blumberg interviews instructor Larry So and his older, female Chinese students, while younger Chinese teens in the park question its validity as real exercise.