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  [None of the Above raw #18]

  American Way, None of the Above, Politics, Skip Blumberg

  This is raw footage of Keoki in Hawaii for “None of the Above,” a documentary special focusing on non-voters during the 1996 Presidential primaries. Keoki part 3 of 3.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: Clintons at the Hilton]

  1992 Election, Chicago, Politics, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. Bill and Hillary Clinton visit the Hilton Hotel in Chicago on Super Tuesday. Most of the tape is just press standing around and a blues band playing.

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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.

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  [The 90’s raw: NYC streets #5]

  American Way, Black, Communities, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's, Videomakers

  Raw footage shot for the TV series The 90’s. Skip Blumberg goes around the streets of New York taping everyday people and some of their thoughts. A portion of this video shows some of his family life. A larger portion is concerned with the performance of a cheerleading-type routine by a group of girls, which Blumberg has called “The Street”; there are several takes of this spanning about a third of the footage. The recordings take place outside the Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. On a subsequent tape, the group is called “The Champions.”

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  [The 90’s raw: Art Emergency]

  Skip Blumberg, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s. This tape features an Art Emergency protest in Tribeca.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Personal Shopper #1]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Skip Blumberg

  Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a series documenting life in and around Chicago. Skip Blumberg interviews Linda Jarnig, a “Personal Touch” sales person, about shopping for people who don’t have time to shop for themselves. Nordstrom offers the service to many, including Amy Mealins, a speech pathologist who has been working with Jarnig for several years.

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  [None of the Above raw #23]

  American Way, Chicago, None of the Above, Politics, Skip Blumberg

  Raw footage of Michael Johnson, United Center Floor Crew during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, for “None of the Above,” a documentary on people who are choosing not to vote in the 1996 presidential election.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: Paul Tsongas at Harper High School, part 1]

  1992 Election, Chicago, Politics, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. Senator Paul Tsongas, running in the Democratic presidential primary, visits Harper High School, a predominately African-American school on the South Side of Chicago.