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  [Chicago Slices raw: Northbrook park]

  American Way, Chicago, Chicago Slices

  This tape contains raw footage for the television show “Chicago Slices.” In this video, Doug Sawyer speaks with a number of Northbrook, Illinois residents about their lives in this northern suburb of Chicago.

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  [None of the Above raw #8]

  American Way, None of the Above, Politics

  Skip Blumberg interviews people in Washington DC outside the White House. This is raw footage for “None of the Above,” a documentary special focusing on non-voters during the 1996 Presidential primaries.

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  [None of the Above raw #28]

  American Way, Chicago, None of the Above, Politics

  Raw footage for the 1996 documentary “None of the Above,” an in-depth look at non voters in the U.S. In this video, Joe Cummings does street interviews with Chicago residents during the 1996 Democratic National Convention.

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  [None of the Above raw #61]

  American Way, None of the Above, Outside Agitators, Politics

  This tape features raw footage for the documentary “None of the Above,” an in depth ethnographic look at non voters in this country. This video features footage and interviews with Michael and Holly Bowser of Morro Bay, California. Election day #2.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: St. Louis debate]

  1992 Election, American Way, Politics, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. Behind the scenes at the first presidential debate between George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. This tape gives a brief glimpse of the viewing room, where Clinton’s campaign team watches the debate, and the “spin room,” where the media awaits the candidates’ responses to their debate performances.

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  [The 90’s raw: Bighorn Convention, Organic Gardener, “Clean” Dan Grandusky, bison]

  American Way, Outside Agitators, THE 90's

  Raw tape for the award-winning series The 90’s. Raw footage from the Bighorn Society Convention, an interview with an organic gardener, an interview with a rock climber and window washer, and shots of bison.

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  Soundstage: Woody Guthrie’s America

  American Way, Chicago, Studs Terkel

  Woody Guthrie tribute show taped in front of a live audience. The show combines Guthrie’s writings, read by Studs Terkel, with live performances of Guthrie’s songs. Fans of Guthrie will enjoy hearing his words read and his songs played. Studs Terkel does an excellent performance, reading poetry and Guthrie’s own words, so fans of Studs will also find this enjoyable. All song titles are guesses based on song choruses and checked against Guthrie’s songs on http://www.allmusic.com.

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  Image Union: The Other M.J.

  American Way, Black, Chicago, Communities, Image Union, Skip Blumberg, Video Makers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Documentary about an African American man named Michael Johnson, who works on the floor crew at United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls. (The title refers to this connection between the subject and basketball star Michael Jordan.) Johnson struggles to make ends meet on a minimum wage job amidst the pomp and circumstance of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Through his candid reflections, one sees the struggle of many workers across the country as they are faced with limited employment options, no benefits, and no room for advancement. Some of the original footage was used in a program called “None of the Above,” which investigated Americas non-voters.