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  Dr. Lotter #3

  Roots of Video

  Raw tape.

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  Punchline

  Uncategorized

  One of the many incarnations of Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera.

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  Image Union, episode 0806

  Chicago, Image Union

  Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of Paul Thornton, James Vincent Minnice, and Kirk von Heflin. Topics include war and militarization (Thornton), narrative fiction (Minnice), and documentary (von Heflin).

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  Watch It!, episode 103-2

  Tom Weinberg

  An episode of “Watch It!” featuring segments mostly concerning sex and love. Includes a melodrama about AIDs, elderly couples talking about their sex lives, a sneak preview for a play called “What’s This In My Coke?”, and more.

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  Image Union, episode 1222

  Andrew Jones, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, Global Village, Image Union

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. In December 1989, videomaker Andrew Jones was in Panama, working on a documentary about President Manuel Noriega. On the eve of the interview, the U.S. invaded Panama amid rising tensions between the two countries. The United States had been claiming the Noriega was a drug trafficker and dangerous to America. Jones spends time with the everyday Panamanians as well as Panamanian government officials, and as a result, becomes increasingly suspicious of the portrayal of the invasion by the U.S. government and media. The documentary includes powerful on the ground footage during the U.S. attack.

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  This Is A Test

  Nancy Cain, Roots of Video

  Experimental program featuring the work of independent videomakers. Note: Timecodes may be uniformly off throughout this log, as they come from the log of the 3/4″ copy, which may not have the same program start time.

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  [Joe Cummings at WBBM #2]

  Chicago, Roots of Video

  Raw tape from the 1978 documentary “Overnight Man,” which follows WBBM/Chicago radio news man Joe Cummings. Similarly enjoyable behind-the-scenes banter with Cummings in the WBBM studio.

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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #22]

  American Way, Making it in Hollywood

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. Footage from one of actress Sally Kirkland’s “press” parties. Various people from the “Making It” crew interview several actors and show business people about struggling in Hollywood. Those interviewed include actress Deborah Leslie Dozier (daughter of actress Joan Fontaine and Hollywood executive William Dozier), actress Frannie Norman, and actor David Jobe.