Lifestyles: An Experiment in Feedback
Two families explore their lives and test underlying beliefs by using video feedback. A striking feminist documentary using the power of a new technology. (Not in distribution) Continue reading
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The Irish Tapes
The Irish Tapes was one of the first major video documentaries produced with 1/2-inch portable equipment. From 1971 to 1973, John Reilly and Stefan Moore shot over one hundred hours of footage in Northern Ireland, profiling one of the most volatile and violent moments in the decades-long conflict from the vantage point of those who lived through and remembered it. Includes rare interviews with members of the Provisional IRA, individuals suffering from unrelenting violence in Belfast and Irish-American perspectives on “The Troubles.” Originally shown as a three-channel, twelve-monitor installation at Global Village. Edited and kinescoped for broadcast by WNET in 1975. Permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music 2014, Lincoln Center, 2013. Continue reading
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In Memory of Ed Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021)
Last week, American actor and political activist Ed Asner passed away. Continue reading
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10/21/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Doug Hall
A screening/discussion with artist Doug Hall moderated by Steve Seid. Continue reading
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10/7/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Megan Williams
A screening/discussion with filmmaker Megan Williams moderated by media scholar Laura-Zoe Humphreys. Continue reading
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9/23/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: “Change the Name” by Cai Thomas
Virtual screening/discussion with Cai Thomas, director of “Change the Name,” moderated by Sisters in Cinema’s Joyy Norris. Continue reading
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9/9/21: Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Steve Beck
A screening/discussion with electronic “polymediast” Steve Beck co-moderated by Jason Nebergall and Steve Seid. Continue reading
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In Memory of Nancy Cain
We miss you already, Nancy! Nancy Cain died on August 22 in her home in Desert Hot Springs, CA. She was a pioneering videomaker, photographer, author, feminist and role model for generations of artists. Nancy had an unwavering commitment to visionary alternative video for more than five decades, starting with the Videofreex in New York. She was a best friend of Media Burn for all of our 20 years and a major producer of our television series THE 90’s, and … Continue reading