Annoyance Theatre, tape 2
Tom Palazzolo and Jack Helbig film an improv rehearsal at Chicago’s Annoyance Theater that is directed by Mick Napier.
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Joel Klaff at Historical Society
Tom Palazzolo documents Joel Klaff’s (aka Guy Taylor) performance art piece, “Guy Taylor’s Fashion Fables”, during a Chicago Historical Society Function.
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Chicago Folk and Roots festival
Footage of the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival at Welles Park. Includes conversations with attendees and musicians, as well as the entire set of a band’s performance.
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Bridgeport Block Party
Silent home movie footage of a block party in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago sometime in the late ’70s or early ’80s.
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A look at the early career of 2015 Golden Globe Winner Jill Soloway
Everybody gets started somewhere, and for a lot of comedic actors and producers, that place is and has been Chicago’s improv comedy scene. In this video, we look back at a time when Jill Soloway (creator of Transparent, which just won the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Television Musical or Comedy and writer for Grey’s Anatomy and Six Feet Under), Jane Lynch (now well known as one of the regular actors in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries and for her role on […]
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In Your Interest: Mike Gray
Author and documentary filmmaker Mike Gray speaks at a public forum in Bloomington Indiana entitled “The Hidden Casualties of the War on Drugs,” recorded on a program called “In Your Interest” on WIPX Channel 63, Trafalgar, IN. He touches upon topics brought up in his book “Drug Crazy.”
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Tug Boat
A short film about a man who has been sailing his entire life and is now passing on his knowledge. Interview audio is played over shots of crew members performing tasks on a sailing boat, and brief scenes of the sailor instructing a crew member.
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A Look Back At A Special 2014
Dear Friends: With your help, we’ve come a long way in our first decade. From a storefront full of tapes and a core group of early believers, Media Burn has become an internationally respected leader in the moving image archiving community. Our videos have been viewed more than 12 million times around the world. 2014 was our best year ever. (See below for details). We’ve been able to thrive due the generous support of funders like the National Endowment for […]