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  [Vito Marzullo raw #7]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #7 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Ward Office. Color bars onscreen until 11:09. A casual chat between Director Tom Weinberg and Marzullo turns into a lengthy interview covering the inner workings of the Chicago “machine.” Though scattered at times, Marzulllo’s responses reveal his opinions of his ward, of fellow politicians, and of corruption in local government.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #108]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. This tape features an interview with Rostenkowski about his past and about soon-to-be President Ronald Reagan.

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  Video Communication Unit

  Ant Farm, Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Performance, Roots of Video, Video Makers Choice

  A video letter from Doug Michels to Tom Weinberg documenting the Ant Farm’s tour of Australia. It begins with an onscreen introduction by Doug Michels and includes several appearances on Australian television shows, including some outrageous behavior.

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  Image Union, Reel 1: 10th Anniversary Special

  Chicago, Image Union, NHPRC, Roots of Video, Studs Terkel, Tom Palazzolo

  Image Union 10th Anniversary Special.

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  Image Union: Human Hair

  CLIR, Guerrilla TV, Nancy Cain, Roots of Video, Video Makers Choice

  Image Union broadcast of “Human Hair.” Produced as part of the Chicago Editing Center’s Artist-in-Residence program, the tape is a loosely connected experimental piece that borders most often on documentary. Cain and Friedman reference important issues of the day, such as the gasoline shortage and the meltdown at Three Mile Island. The tone of the tape is very light and often humorous. Note: This version was taped off the air and begins with a promo for “Masterpiece Theatre.

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  Image Union, episode 0428

  American Way, Image Union, Roots of Video

  Episode of Image Union featuring the work “Love Tapes” by Wendy Clarke. “Love Tapes” is a collection of videos from an experiment in which people were allowed to sit alone in a cubicle, only with a video camera and monitor, and talk about love for three minutes. Hundreds of people participated in this experiment, and this collection features 8 full length tapes.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #23, #24, #25]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg, Vito Marzullo

  Council #4, Despres #1, #2, City Hall, Ward Ext. This pastiche of a tape begins with a casual conversation in Alderman Vito Marzullo’s office at City Hall before switching to an interview with Alderman Leon Despres, a critic of Marzullo and his practices. A wayward fragment of a black-and-white film cuts into the interview, and after it ends, the crew shoots B-roll footage of City Hall and Ward Office exteriors.

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  [Halsted Street TV Show guest booth]

  Guerrilla TV, Performance, Roots of Video, Video Makers Choice

  The Halsted Street TV Show was a video project started by Tom Weinberg and Scott Jacobs. At a storefront on Halsted Street in Chicago, independent videomakers and artists held screenings and discussions of their work. This tape is of a private booth where attendees could voice their opinions on the night’s show (the contents of which are not completely identified).