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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10/10/21: Coast to Coast with Nancy Cain
Our friends at Nightingale Cinema have programmed this wonderful tribute to Nancy Cain, who passed away in August. Head out on Sunday to enjoy this in-person selection of Nancy’s videos from Media Burn Archive and Video Data Bank. Sunday, October 10th7:00p CTin person at Nightingale Cinema1084 N Milwaukee, Chicago, ILProof of vaccination is required, and masks will be worn at all times. “In the beginning there was video and it was good. Back then video technology was still virtually unknown…. … Continue reading
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Moments After: Carol Marin On the Scene of Ground Zero (September 11th, 2001)
Twenty years ago this Saturday, viewers across the U.S. and around the globe watched in horror as the moments immediately following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks unfolded live on television. Continue reading
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[Desire: Julie’s Mother 3]
Videomaker Julie Gustafson and her teenaged subject/collaborator Cassandra Swaing record a conversation between Julie and her mother after showing her footage from the documentary Desire in which Julie discusses her own life, including her marriage and her abortions. 00:35 Julie expresses dissatisfaction at the gulf between the silence regarding the subject of sexuality in their home and the stream of sexualized images in the culture. 01:09 Julie’s mother says that her husband was very loving, and that Julie’s ideas about … Continue reading
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[Desire: Julie’s Mother 1]
Videomaker Julie Gustafson and her teenaged subject/collaborator Cassandra Swaing show Julie’s mother footage from the documentary Desire, featuring Cassandra (as well as Cassandra’s own videos), in which Julie discusses her own life, including her marriage and her abortions. Continue reading
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[Pursuit of Happiness: Molly Rush]
Raw footage of an interview with activist Molly Rush for the video Pursuit of Happiness, produced and directed by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly. Continue reading