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  • Operation “Storm the Media”

    Operation “Storm the Media”

    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Footage of an anti-war demonstration outside ABC in New York on January 30, 1991. Protesters confront Peter Jennings about his network’s Persian Gulf War coverage. Difficult to hear at times because of background noise of the demonstration.

  • Where the Bombs Fall

    Where the Bombs Fall

    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Documentary on children affected by the attacks on Panama City in 1989. Tape includes a 5-minute and an 8-minute version. A group of five year olds make drawings to show the violence that they have seen. The children show their drawings and talk about their experiences, a woman speaks about her murdered son and those still looking for their missing children, young men from the marines talk about how they don’t have time and are not supposed to question their actions. “I am to do what I am told to do, and that is all.” 

  • [The 90’s raw: Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Masons, Bruce Sterling, John Perry Barlow]

    [The 90’s raw: Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Masons, Bruce Sterling, John Perry Barlow]

    Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. This tape is a continuation of Eddie Becker’s visit to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, followed by footage of a man attending a Masons convention, and interviews with author Bruce Sterling and Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Perry Barlow.

  • The 90’s, episode 307: Video Kids

    The 90’s, episode 307: Video Kids

    Episode 307 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “VIDEO KIDS” and features the following segments:

  • War Essay

    War Essay

    Edited segment for The 90’s. An impressionistic view of war shot in Iraq and Jordan shortly after the end of the air and land war. This segment, with an added intro and titles, was aired on The 90’s, episode 308 (The Anti-War Tapes)

  • Crossfire

    Documentary about two Chicago “repo men.” They discuss their experiences as well as shed light on the way the system of credit affects the average consumer.

  • [The 90’s raw: Cans, Kids, Bar]

    [The 90’s raw: Cans, Kids, Bar]

    Raw footage for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. Footage of a staff meeting in The 90’s office, can hunting with Jim Allen, interviews with kids on a playground, and interviews with two neighborhood bartenders.

  • [The 90’s raw: Checkerboard Lounge, Van Gogh auction]

    [The 90’s raw: Checkerboard Lounge, Van Gogh auction]

    Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. The first half of the tape is from the Checkerboard Lounge on February 28, 1991. Angio relaxes and talks to patrons in the famous blues club Checkerboard Lounge on Chicago’s South Side. The exposure is pretty bad so faces don’t register well. The second half is tape of Van Gogh auction on March 10, 1991. Joe Angio goes to an auction house in Chicago where a recently discovered Vincent Van Gogh painting is being sold. Artist Tony Fitzpatrick accompanies him, interviews people attending the show and does some commentary of his own. “This isn’t about art, it’s about money. It seems like money can buy culture.” The painting sells for $1,300,000.

 
 
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