Street Signs: Murals in Chicago - Rough Cut 4/90
Identifier
V.2021-10-0066
Date Of Production
1990
Abstract
A rough cut of an unfinished film about murals in Chicago. This edit features murals in the neighborhoods of Pilsen, Little Village, West Town, and Humboldt Park in the late 1980s and early '90s, as well as interviews with local artists Iván Justiniano, Sandra Antongiorgi, and José Guerrero.
Description
The unfinished film was spearheaded by Susan Dobinsky and Julia Kurtz and funded primarily through a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, and supported by filmmakers Ronn Bayly and Susan Regele's then Chicago-based company Lightbound, which was active from 1980-1990.
When the filmmakers began the project, their objective was to make a film about murals and how they construct and embody a means of communication within and outside of immigrant communities. As Dobinsky explained, “we turned to three disciplines as a theoretical framework of our project – art theory, anthropology and linguistics.” Their plan was to investigate the social and psychological aspects often embedded and reflected in murals, examining the corollaries that exist between the artistry of mural-making and language.
When the filmmakers began the project, their objective was to make a film about murals and how they construct and embody a means of communication within and outside of immigrant communities. As Dobinsky explained, “we turned to three disciplines as a theoretical framework of our project – art theory, anthropology and linguistics.” Their plan was to investigate the social and psychological aspects often embedded and reflected in murals, examining the corollaries that exist between the artistry of mural-making and language.
Run Time
28m 13s
Color
Color
Sound
Mono
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Inventory Number
Dobinsky 107
Language Of Materials
English
Spanish
Spanish
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Format
Cassette Tape ➜ VHS ➜ 120 min.
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Dobinsky, Susan (is producer)
Kurtz, Julia (is producer)
Bayly, Ronn (is producer)
Regele, Susan (is producer)
Additional Credits
Haque, Fareed (music)
Participants And Performers
Antongiorgi, Sandra (is interviewee)
Nuño, Olga (is interviewee)
Justiniano, Iván (is interviewee)
Guerrero, José (is interviewee)
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