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Footage of a large anti-war demonstration in 1966. People can be seen carrying signs; one person has even covered their dog in anti-war slogans. Th...

Outtakes from Tom Palazzolo's 1976 documentary Gay for a Day.

“Spring 1972. The Chicago Cubs are poised to win the National League's Pennant race, lead by their star pitcher, a Black Canadian named Ferguson Je...

Second of four reels adding up to the film Chicago Politics: A Theater of Power. 
Observational documentary following the 1983 Chicago Mayora...

A compilation reel featuring candid footage and interviews with various prominent members of the early-'80s Chicago independent film scene, many of...;Most well-known for his off-beat and darkly comedic documentaries about life on the margins, legendary Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo took his fir...

Montage of several different political and public events in Chicago between 1985 and 1987.

Various outtakes documenting the energetic 1987 mayoral campaign. The footage captures the highly publicized candidature of Harold Washington, Jane...

Footage from JoAnn Elam's unfinished film Everyday People, following United States Postal Service mail carrier Juan Ortiz on his route. The ...

Footage from JoAnn Elam's unfinished film Everyday People. Much of the footage can be seen in the film's roug...

A film that begins in the ghetto streets of the mid-Fifties— a virtual combat zone for dozens of small neighborhood gangs from different parts of t...

A dramatic study of Chicago's "pigeon lady," a fixture of the near north side, as she makes her rounds delivering food to her feathered friends.

JoAnn Elam's unfinished project, EVERYDAY PEOPLE (filmed from 1979 to 1990), is based on her experiences as a letter carrier for the US Postal Serv...

Everyday People is based on Elam's experiences as a letter carrier for the US Postal Service in Chicago, the various people she met while ...