The Cheap Show, episode 101
Watch the pilot episode for the wild and whimsical Chicago talk show entitled, “The Cheap Show”!
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A Movement Within
This is a master tape for Barbara Sykes’ work “A Movement Within” (1976) made with the Sandin Image Processor.
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Maxwell St.
A documentary about Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market, created by Tom Palazzolo with students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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I Married a Munchkin
I MARRIED A MUNCHKIN presents the life and times of Mary Ellen St. Aubin, a woman small in stature who lived large. She and her husband, Parnell St. Aubin–one of the original Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz–were in show business for much of their lives, until they retired to run the legendary Midget Club on Chicago’s South Side.
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Girls’ Theory: Me-Search Research
Beyondmedia’s Girl World Media Workshop was a year-long after-school program with Alternatives that began in 2001. Alternatives provides innovative leadership and advocacy opportunities to lower-income girls and young women on the north side of Chicago. Beyondmedia collaborated with 19 girls, aged 14-17, in the Girl World Teen Group to produce a video, “Girls’ Theory, Me-search Research”.
In their own voices, the girls cover topics such as violence, stereotypes of women, sex, relationships, reputation, and the future. The young women critically examined representations of teenagers and women of color in mainstream media and took to the streets to interview the public about the subject. As a result, their smart, hip video merges personal discussions about the daily struggle to be a righteous sister with the mixed blessings of the world at large. See https://beyondmedia.org for more information.
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Respect Me, Don’t Media Me
“Respect Me, Don’t Media Me” was produced in a workshop with Sisters Empowering Sisters, a program of the Girls Best Friend Foundation. The film examines the portrayal of young women in music videos and other media. It also asks the questions: “What do these kinds of portrayals mean for young women?”, “How do they affect our lives, our decisions and our relationships?” and “What can we do to change them?” See https://beyondmedia.org for more information.
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Real Talk: Engaging Young Men as Allies to End Violence Against Women
Beyondmedia partnered with the Young Women’s Action Team to produce “Real Talk,” a film that features the voices of men in their community. In the film, the girls ask young and adult men what a male ally looks like and how they can build the movement to stop violence against women and girls. Using poetry, dance and interviews, this video speaks to youth who want to confront violence in their community. See https://beyondmedia.org for more information.
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Doin’ It: Sex, Disability, and Videotape
The Empowered Fe Fes, a peer group of young women aged 16 to 24 with different disabilities, strike again with their second video production, an insightful investigation into the truths about sex and disability. In the video, the Fe Fes educate themselves about sex from many angles by talking with activists and scholars. The viewer tags along on a date between a woman with a disability and her able-bodied boyfriend, exploring relationship issues of dating with a disability over a candle-lit dinner. See http://beyondmedia.org for more information.