Joe Winston Collection
Inclusive Dates
1998
Abstract
16mm and 35mm footage documenting the demolition of the Lakefront Properties by the Chicago Housing Authority in 1998. These public housing high rises were located in the Oakland neighborhood of Chicago near 39th Street. Five different cameras were rolling when the buildings collapsed. Footage also includes interviews with public housing advocates and more casual spectators.
Collection Items
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Items with Viewable Media
Collection Identifier
C.2019-05
Extent of Collection
Two reels of 35mm film totaling 1,192 feet; two reels of 16mm film totaling 995 feet; one hard drive.
Language Of Materials
English
Subject
Custodial History
Previously stored by Joe Winston before being brought to CFA in January 2019.
Use Restrictions
CFA holds a one-half joint tenancy interest with the filmmaker in the copyright of the materials.
Creators
Winston, Joe
(was created by)
Joe Winston is a filmmaker who grew up in Chicago.
After earning a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University in 1988, Winston began his career producing and hosting the TV series This Week in Joe's Basement, which aired on public access cable (CAN-TV) in Chicago from 1989 to 1993. It won two local cable TV awards and was featured in the Chicago Tribune, Reader, New City, NBC's Today, MTV's Day in Rock, BBC's World of Wonder, PBS's Image Union, and The 90s.
Winston produced and directed the documentary The Burning Man Festival (1996), which was broadcast on DRTV, as well as its sequel, Burning Man: Just Add Couches (1998). In 1999, Winston was nominated for an Emmy award for his work on the PBS documentary, Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next). He co-produced, directed and co-edited the documentary feature film What's the Matter with Kansas? in 2009; film critic Roger Ebert voted it one of the ten best documentaries of the year. He was also a producer on Citizen Koch, which was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Winston is currently President of Tallgrass Productions, Inc. In 2021, he produced and directed Punch 9 for Harold Washington, which won Best Documentary at the 2022 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2021 Chicago International Film Festival.
After earning a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University in 1988, Winston began his career producing and hosting the TV series This Week in Joe's Basement, which aired on public access cable (CAN-TV) in Chicago from 1989 to 1993. It won two local cable TV awards and was featured in the Chicago Tribune, Reader, New City, NBC's Today, MTV's Day in Rock, BBC's World of Wonder, PBS's Image Union, and The 90s.
Winston produced and directed the documentary The Burning Man Festival (1996), which was broadcast on DRTV, as well as its sequel, Burning Man: Just Add Couches (1998). In 1999, Winston was nominated for an Emmy award for his work on the PBS documentary, Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next). He co-produced, directed and co-edited the documentary feature film What's the Matter with Kansas? in 2009; film critic Roger Ebert voted it one of the ten best documentaries of the year. He was also a producer on Citizen Koch, which was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Winston is currently President of Tallgrass Productions, Inc. In 2021, he produced and directed Punch 9 for Harold Washington, which won Best Documentary at the 2022 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2021 Chicago International Film Festival.