CamNet, episode 1301

Two hour cable program produced by Nancy Cain and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s.

02:01Copy video clip URL Footage in Houston, TX of a women’s protest. Elizabeth Murray talks about the protest against the Republicans and why she came to participate.

03:57Copy video clip URL A young man discusses his dislike of the police officers preventing protest.

04:40Copy video clip URL Footage of the Republican National Convention intercut with the demonstrations for and against Bush.

12:23Copy video clip URL Program break and ads.

14:21Copy video clip URL A young man talks about the election, saying he would vote for Bush. He also talks about what he’s been doing in Houston and what hobbies he enjoys. He remarks on the demonstrations, saying he would be pro-choice, and the idea of family values.

16:33Copy video clip URL More clips from speeches in the convention edited together about Bush. Followed by a teenager’s speech against Bush, advocating for safe sex education and no harassment.

18:41Copy video clip URL People in a restaurant watch Bush deliver a speech to the convention, some stand nearby to watch. Men shake their heads as they watch.

20:20Copy video clip URL Program break and ads.

22:21Copy video clip URL Footage in the Mojave Desert of Kivas. The architect discusses creating shelters from the earth. He shows the other structures they’re building and what they’re building them from, such as volcanic rock and recycled glass.

30:53Copy video clip URL He answers why these structures have not been built all over America–greed. He describes that this project began to provide shelter for the homeless.

33:40Copy video clip URL Program break and ads.

35:40Copy video clip URL In Beverly Hills, a man talks about becoming an actor, singing “they’re gonna put me in the movies, they’re gonna make a big star out of me.” He drives around and remarks that he just needs to meet the right person to make it big.

39:03Copy video clip URL He talks about when he knew he wanted to become an actor and “the spirit of Hollywood.”

40:13Copy video clip URL He talks to a woman in a parking garage about making connections. He gives her his name and number, as well as his agents. He says “sometimes they just say that to get rid of me.” He walks the streets, too, telling random people on the street and in restaurants about his goal, reciting lines to them. 

44:02Copy video clip URL He remarks about the protests and riots in LA, though he believes actors should not be apart of politics. He says that what the politicians did was a big lie because they never accomplished what they promised to when they got elected.

49:04Copy video clip URL Program break and ads.

51:00Copy video clip URL A feminist demonstration takes place with images accompanying interview audio of women stating what they want from life. People play drums and tambourines after this presentation. 

54:53Copy video clip URL Credits roll over more footage of the women’s demonstration.