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A Kartemquin Films crew spends the day at the Spertus Museum of Judaica prior to their “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” exhibition, focusing on the work of Gerda Meyer-Bernstein, Hamza Walker, Esther Parada, and Marva Jolly.
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In the second part of an interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Marva Jolly tells about her family, her upbringing, and her spiritual view of the world.
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In a 1994 interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Marva Jolly sheds light on the racial issues plaguing America and how she deals with these issues personally through her artwork.
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In the final part of Kartemquin Films’ visit to Esther Parada’s studio, Jerry Blumenthal talks with her and Hamza Walker about their piece for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s show, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings”, as well as their inspirations for the piece and their thoughts on Black–Jewish relations.
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In the third part of Kartemquin Films’ day in Esther Parada’s studio, she, Kerry Marshall, Hamza Walker, and Marva Jolly experiment with Photoshop; manipulating a number of Marshall’s headshots, and joke and talk in the process.
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In the second part of Kartemquin Films’ visit to Esther Parada’s studio, Parada and fellow artists Hamza Walker, Marva Jolly, and Kerry Marshall discuss their pieces for their upcoming group exhibition and how they got their names.
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Esther Parada and Hamza Walker film and joke with fellow artists Kerry Marshall and Marva Jolly in preparation for their multimedia piece for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.”
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In the final part of a roundtable discussion in preparation for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibit, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” a few of the artists discuss their plans for the show before the meeting is adjourned and the artists talk amongst themselves about race relations, among other things.