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  Rostenkowski

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, Harold Washington, Politics, Roots of Video

  This 1981 documentary creates a revealing portrait of Dan Rostenkowski, Chicago’s most important Congressman in Washington, at the time when he first became Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. It demonstrates the style and deep-rooted network of politics in Washington and Chicago, the colorful man himself, and his contemporaries. “The Chairman” was at the height of his power when this documentary was produced, a over a decade before Rostenkowski was indicted, convicted and sent to Federal prison. It shows the inner workings of Congress and politics from the point of view of a genuine insider… the phone calls, relationships, and processes that run this country.

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  Chicago Slices, episode 9316

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Viewers Choice

  Episode 9316 of the show featuring everyday Chicagoans.

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  Image Union, episode 0311

  Image Union

  Image Union episode featuring “Hard Bargain” by Michael Pack. The episode ends with a fake commercial for “Vinyl-On.”

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  Image Union, episode 0027: Super 8’s

  Communities, Image Union, Latinx

  This compilation episode of Image Union features a mind-bending experimental video, a time lapse photography piece, a video tribute to Judy Roberts, and a short political documentary. Works include “…Living in the City” by Bill Chayes, “The Quickie” by Moving Memory Films, “Judy” by Rosalie Loewy, “Seamus” and “Octopus’ Garden” by Dean Kendrick and Chip Scoglio, and “Justice for Joe Torres” by Betsy Martins.

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  Image Union, episode 0218: Cost Of Cotton

  Global Village, Image Union

  Image Union episode featuring “Cost of Cotton” by Luis Argueta and David Temple. Documentary about the negative impact of cotton farming in Guatemala. The main focus is on the use of dangerous pesticides, specifically DDT

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  Image Union, episode 0430: Inside Spring Training

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Image Union, Roots of Video, Sports, White Sox

  Image Union episode featuring “Inside Spring Training” by Tom Weinberg. A look at the 1978 White Sox at preseason practice in Florida.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #27]

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

  Raw tape #27 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Vito at home #2. Continuation of interview with the Marzullos. Vito Marzullo and his wife discuss his career in politics and their family background, occasionally slipping into an entertaining bout of bickering.

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  Image Union, episode 0511

  Image Union

  Image Union episode featuring “Full of Grace” by Peter McCarthy. B&W film. A short drama about a woman whose life falls apart after her alcoholic brother drives a rift between her and her fiancé.