An instructional film about the filmmaking concept of "continuity" made by amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely. Conneely would present the film wit...
Amateur film covering Tar’s girl’s basketball intramural game of 1954. The girls receive trophies, the teams are introduced in a opening ceremony,...
A short French film about a boy and his loyal balloon with a life of its own. After spending happy times together, bullies chase the boy through to...
Amateur film covering Tar’s boy’s basketball intramural game. The teams are introduced in a opening ceremony, a marching band plays and cheerleade...
Footage of costumed children participating in various Halloween games such as bobbing for apples and a paper-bag pinata. This footage was used for ...
Episode from the Little Rascals Our Gang Series. Spanky and the gang put on Romeo and Juliet to raise money. Their version is a far cry from the on...
An amateur Christmas film made by Chicago amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely, who frames stop-motion animation and trick photography with live act...
Outtakes from an amateur film that documents 1960s downtown Chicago during the holiday season. Footage includes children's visits to Santa Claus, a...
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Amateur filmmaker Carl Frazier, along with his niece Betty and nephew Danny, talk about making Chicago: Why It Grew for a school assignment.
A Margaret Conneely amateur film starring St. Tarcissus’ Cub Scout Pack 3969 in a circus production. Children dress as both circus animals and perf...