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Chuck Kleinhans Collection
Logan Square - Various
Scenes of public life in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood in the late 1970s.
Tom Palazzolo Collection
Found Maxwell St. ca. 1971
Footage of Chicago's Maxwell Street, circa 1971, shot by an unknown filmmaker. The film is part of Tom Palazzolo’s extensive collection documenting...
Pat Pahr Collection
Sox vs. Orioles
Another short film back Pat Pauhr filming a game between the White Sox’s and the Orioles.
Pat Pahr Collection
Sox Game vs. Oakland
Pat Pahr Collection
Sox Game starting w/ Bald Guy
John and Marilyn Sanner Collection
Steve's Deerfield History 1974
A 4th grade history project Steve Sanner made with his dad John on the history of the Chicago suburb Deerfield, IL.
John and Marilyn Sanner Collection
BMX 1979/80
Amateur film featuring bicycle motocross racing at a BMX race track in the Chicago suburb of Itasca, IL.
James Benoit Collection
Attentat
A short film based on the Homestead Plot; an assassination attempt helmed by anarchist Emma Goldman and her collaborators - also lovers - fellow po...
James Benoit Collection
Could You Eat Just A Little Bit of Shit
A slyly subversive student film from the mid 1970s exploring the pitfalls of American consumer culture through the framework of a stoner comedy.
Chicago Public Library Collection
February 31st
Animated film made by four boys (Mardik Sikat, Philip Tascon, Richard Saenz and Rayundo Villarreal) from St. Thomas of Canterbury grade school. "Fe...
Julian Gromer Collection
Wheels Across Europe (cassette tape)
The second film Gromer made for Wandering Wheels. In 2 parts, the film depicts a cycling journey around central Europe through Belgium, France, Swi...
Julian Gromer Collection
Mountain Safari (cassette tape)
2 part edited travelogue following a Mountain Safari bicycling crew as they go from the Tetons to Canada. Includes mountainous scenery, Yellowstone...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Lurking Unbookish
A two-and-a-half minute image-packed expression of the evolution of man out of suffering seen through the use of animated portraits, decaying clay ...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Midnight Pineapple
Student film about a young girl who witnesses food coming to life in a kitchen. The film is part of a series of student films that all won awards a...
Chicago Public Library Collection
Sugar Mountain
Student film made at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago set to "Sugar Mountain," a song by Canadian folk rock singer and composer Neil Youn...
Chicago Public Library Collection
What’s the Matter With Kids Today?
Student film set to the Beatles song "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End / Her Majesty" from their album "Abbey Road". The film depict...
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