Compilation episode of Image Union featuring work by Chris Schmidt and Tim Johnson, Arnold Leibovit, Barbara Popvic and Rafael Gomez, and Ken Gilford and Virginia Gorski. Segments include, respectively, “Surprise Party,” “Penny Lane,” “Alley,” and “Heart and Sole.”
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Cynthia Neal, Lilly Ollinger, and Tom Weinberg. Works include footage from Chicago’s Deep Tunnel Project, a portrait of an 11-year-old marathon runner, and an interview with a producer of x-rated pornographic films.
An episode of Image Union featuring the work “One Sturdy String” by Mirko Popadic. A history of traditional Serbian music. Some footage from Popadic’s “Serbian Wedding” tape. We see the different ways Serbian Chicagoans incorporate this music into their lives, from extremely traditional performances to weddings to rock interpretations. We see footage of the Kapugi brothers playing the tamburitza. There is a lot of talk about the happiness produced by Serbian music and about the ways it combines with American music. Followed by “Studs Terkel at the Steel Mill” featuring Studs Terkel interviewing steel worker and organizer Alice Peurala.
A tape of the award winners of the 1982 U.S. Television Commercials Festival.
Episode of Image Union featuring the work “Love Tapes” by Wendy Clarke. “Love Tapes” is a collection of videos from an experiment in which people were allowed to sit alone in a cubicle, only with a video camera and monitor, and talk about love for three minutes. Hundreds of people participated in this experiment, and this collection features 8 full length tapes.
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Brian Thomas, Patricia Hemmingway-Seale, and Bill O’Neil. Also included is a music video by E&C Media produced for Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, Gary Maier, and the band Teenage Radiation.
This episode features 9 thirty-second commercials produced for performance artists in addition to several short films. NOTE: The artists commercials are not available online. This means the timecodes are not accurate for the online version.
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring a collection of music videos and comedy sketches all made by Roger Bain. The collection is called The Barking Gecko Video Review.