Donald J. Trump Cancelled Rally 4164
Raw footage inside the UIC Pavilion before/after Trump postponed his March 11, 2016, rally in Chicago. Continue reading
Bill Stamets, Chicago, Politics
Raw footage inside the UIC Pavilion before/after Trump postponed his March 11, 2016, rally in Chicago. Continue reading →
Bill Stamets, Chicago, Politics
Raw footage inside the UIC Pavilion before/after Trump postponed his March 11, 2016, rally in Chicago. Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, Judy Hoffman, Latinx, Outside Agitators
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.
This tape features footage of the strike, including interviews with passersby and various people attending the protests, notably Jesse Jackson. Continue reading →
Chicago, Judy Hoffman, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators
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. Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini
Raw video shot for “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the City of Chicago. The video features preparations for a large pro-resident rally and then a failed meeting with city officials in Near North High School. The demonstrators walk to the high school, but the potential meeting between them, Jesse White, and Alderman Walter Burnett goes awry when the crowd becomes too incensed. Continue reading →
American Way, Five Day Bicycle Race, NHPRC, Outside Agitators, Politics, TVTV
This video contains raw footage shot for “Five Day Bicycle Race,” a project comprised of live in-studio commentary and taped edited coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York City. Produced by independent videomakers calling themselves The Image Union (including many members of TVTV and Videofreex), it aired on Manhattan Cable for three hours per night for five days during the convention. This video features a large protest rally outside of Madison Square Garden. We also see footage of the videomakers at work in the studio putting on their final show of the week. Continue reading →
American Way, Outside Agitators, THE 90's
Raw footage for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. This tape features video of a pro-choice demonstration. Women protest outside Hill and Knowlton, an advertising agency that was representing the Catholic bishops in America in their campaign against legalized abortion. They march and give speeches stating their opposition to Hill and Knowlon’s actions and try to pressure the firm to drop the account. Continue reading →
Communities, Native American, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's
Raw footage for The 90’s. Interview with Rick Hornung, staff writer at The Village Voice, about the Mohawk civil war. Continue reading →