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  • [Interview with Studs Terkel about Nelson Algren]

    [Interview with Studs Terkel about Nelson Algren]

    Interview with Studs Terkel shot for the documentary “Nelson Algren: The End is Nothing, The Road is All,” produced by Mark Blottner, Ilko Davidov, and Denis Mueller.

  • I Saw The Signs

    I Saw The Signs

    A documentary featuring hand-painted signs on buildings, trucks, and store signs around Chicago.

  • Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

    Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

    We cannot begin to articulate the sadness that Chicago is feeling today after the loss of one of our greats, Roger Ebert. By now there are innumerable tributes; we particularly recommend you read Robert Feder and Rick Kogan. Here’s Roger at his best in 1999, reminiscing about drinking with Mike Royko as a young kid fresh out of Urbana, Illinois, and reading Royko’s review of “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.” It’s a portrait of Chicago journalism that we deeply […]

  • [Voices of Cabrini raw: archival photos]

    [Voices of Cabrini raw: archival photos]

    Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This tape is compiled of archival photos. Towards the end of the tape, director Ronit Bezalel receives a haircut from George Robbins in his brand new barber shop.

  • [Voices of Cabrini raw: Marion Stamps funeral]

    [Voices of Cabrini raw: Marion Stamps funeral]

    Video from the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This video features footage from Cabrini activist Marion Stamps’ funeral. Congressman Bobby Rush speaks at the service. Towards the end of the video, there is an interview with a Cabrini resident who had lived in the area since the 1960s.

  • Jazz legend Von Freeman improvising with Studs Terkel

    Jazz legend Von Freeman improvising with Studs Terkel

    Chicago jazz legend Von Freeman died yesterday at the age of 88. We present some truly special footage of the tenor saxophonist improvising live with Studs Terkel in 1997.

  • [Voices of Cabrini raw: CHA photos]

    [Voices of Cabrini raw: CHA photos]

    Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This video features a number of early still photographs of the building of CHA housing and its first residents.

  • [Voices of Cabrini raw: Mark Pratt interview]

    [Voices of Cabrini raw: Mark Pratt interview]

    Video for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. In this tape, resident Mark Pratt gives a brief history of Cabrini Green. He talks about his family, growing up in Cabrini, security issues, future hopes to become a homeowner, living in Cabrini, and Cabrini demolition. The Pratt children talk about living in Cabrini Green, hopes for the future, hobbies, and daily happenings. The family is interviewed inside their home in Cabrini.

 
 
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