[CamNet on Independent Eye]
Judith Binder and Nancy Cain introduce an episode of CamNet on KCET’s Independent Eye.
Judith Binder and Nancy Cain introduce an episode of CamNet on KCET’s Independent Eye.
Barry Dolins interviews Larry Hoffman on his Blues composition, accompanied by a performance of the composition from the New Millenium Orchestra String Quartet.
Performances and interviews from the Benson Hedges Blues Fest captured by Barry Dolins.
An overview of activism undertaken by residents of Chicago’s Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods to protest a 19% rate hike from Com-Ed in 1980. A new edit of footage shot in 1980.
Raw footage for HSA Strike 1975. The strike began on October 27th, 1975, and lasted for 18 days—the longest and largest doctors’ strike in the US. The strike was organized by the Housestaff Association (HSA), a union of residents and interns. They were protesting against the working conditions and poor facilities at Cook County Hospital, Chicago’s only public hospital which mostly served the city’s poor and uninsured. In this tape, workers meet to discuss the strike and the future of Cook County Hospital. Also includes footage on the street during the strike.
00:05 The interviewer speaks with people at Art 1980 (inaudible) while the camera films art and attendees. 01:06 An elderly woman speaks about the show and shares the advice that her brother – a commercial artist – gave her about purchasing paintings. 02:40 The interviewer speaks to a woman about the show and about her opinions on contemporary art. 05:26 Interviews outside the exhibit with a group serving lemonade. They’re wearing t-shirts that read “Artists Must Make a Stand.” The […]
A documentary about the art fair Art 1980, held in May 1980 at the Navy Pier in Chicago.
Two videos about community activism in Chicago. The first discusses protests and other actions supported by the Organization of the Northeast (O.N.E.) for housing rights. The second discusses crime against senior citizens and the portrayal of crime in the media.