Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, Outside Agitators, Viewers Choice
First: “American Revolution II: Battle of Chicago…a few honkies get their heads beat.” Cinema Verite style documentary footage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago. The tape begins with the armed conflicts between the police and demonstrators, including footage of Dick Gregory instructing the protesters to march to his house. It also focuses on the generally adversarial relationship between the Black P… Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, Outside Agitators, Viewers Choice
0:00 “American Revolution II: Right On.” Meeting of residents of Uptown with members of the Black Panther party. 0:35 Southern man, leader of Young Patriots, introduces Black Panther Bob Lee to speak to a group of people. 1:05 Lee introduces himself and explains that the Panthers want to help the people of Uptown because they face similar problems to the Panthers on the South and West sides of Chicago. 3:20 People from both groups ta… Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, Outside Agitators, Viewers Choice
0:00 Count-in. 0:15 Police officer talks about finding Hampton’s body in his apartment and demonstrates on a model of Hampton’s apartment. 0:50 A man sifts through the bloody and destroyed objects in Hampton’s apartment. 1:28 Fred Hampton introduces himself to crowd, and opening title. Hampton talks to a crowd at a local church about Black Panther issues. He introduces Chairman Bobby Seale. 3:30 Bobby Seale talks to audience. &… Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, Outside Agitators, Video Makers Choice
0:00 About an 8 minute overlap from Reel One. State’s Attorney Edward V. Hanrahan speaks against the Panthers. A TV Report based on Hanrahan’s report. 1:04 People line up to tour Hampton’s apartment. Attorney Skip Andrew says, “What they didn’t understand… is you can’t kill Chairman Fred. Anyone who would try to kill him is and will ever be an enemy of the people… And any person who would do that c… Continue reading →
Ant Farm, Chicago, Image Union, Nancy Cain, Tom Palazzolo, Tom Weinberg, TVTV
…hman interviews documentarian Steve Roszell. 08:55 Excerpt from “The Murder of Fred Hampton” by The Film Group. 10:20 Excerpt from “Anya at 7” by Jean de Segonzac. 11:42 Excerpt from “Fire in the Andes” by Llan Ziv. 13:48 Excerpt from “Running With the Bulls” by Bill and Esti Marpet. 15:43 Excerpt from “Universal Hotel” by Peter Thompson. 18:12 Excerpt from “Song of Radauti”… Continue reading →
…ed the creators of the short film, Open Hearing (2015). Brian Ashby is a filmmaker and co-founder of Scrappers Film Group. John Corbett is a writer and co-owner of Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery. Terri Kapsalis is a writer, performer, and cultural critic who teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The film, as well as all the camera original footage of City Hall shot for it, have been preserved by Media Burn and are available online… Continue reading →
…n Mabey, and Bob Synder. 21:57 1982 Interior Design by Jane Aaron. 22:33 1971 The Murder of Fred Hampton by the Film Group. 23:15 1983 I Remember Riverview. 23:41 “Dog License” by Paul Jessel and Bill Langdon. Animated. One dog eats another dog. Another dog eats that one, etc. 23:54 Image Union closing with Bob. Veeck. 24:19 1985 Veeck: A Man For Any Season. Portraits. 29:10 1977 The Overnight Man. 32:10 1978 Vito Marzullo. 35:29 1980… Continue reading →
…the early 1960s. He had lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1973. He was the co-founder of the Chicago-Based Film Group, which included Howard Alk, William Cottle, James Dennett, Lars Hedman, Chuck Olin, and Mike Shea. These pioneering documentary producers chronicled the political violence of the 1960’s in many of their best known and most impactful works, including AMERICAN REVOLUTION II and THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON. He went on to wr… Continue reading →