Misc 2º art / B/W Int'l Film Festival Spectacle
Identifier
F.2005-08-0269
Date Of Production
circa 1975 – 1983
Abstract
Content Notice: This material contains depictions of hate speech at 22:28 - 23:40.
Loosely assembled footage includes the following: Parade goers glimpse oxen at Newburyport’s 19th Annual Yankee Homecoming Jimmy Day Parade held on August 8, 1976; Chicago’s Auto Show booths feature various automobiles and other consumer goods; bystanders admire a whale float at the Venetian Night Boat Parade; officers lower flags in Daley Center Plaza; televised footage documents Irv Kupcinet’s Kup’s Show; a Bigfoot impersonator wanders around the international pet show and surprises unsuspecting attendees at the International Amphitheatre, March 26-27, 1977; musicians perform at a bluegrass festival as part of the June Nights at Navy Pier program; a group of men frequent a shooting range; a man wears a boa constrictor around his neck; a marquee advertises for the Chicago International Film Festival; a construction worker clears debris on the State Street Mall; televised footage depicts Ronald Reagan; protestors rally against U.S. military intervention in El Salvador; David Hernández recites poetry at an unspecified festival in Lincoln Park; televised footage depicts a talk show interview with Muhammad Ali; PA resident Andrew Brunnet dresses like Abraham Lincoln during the 10-day Geneva Festival ‘78 held in Geneva, New York. Footage also captures a variety of marching bands and parades as they move along their routes, municipal infrastructure, pedestrian traffic, and other mundane activity.
Loosely assembled footage includes the following: Parade goers glimpse oxen at Newburyport’s 19th Annual Yankee Homecoming Jimmy Day Parade held on August 8, 1976; Chicago’s Auto Show booths feature various automobiles and other consumer goods; bystanders admire a whale float at the Venetian Night Boat Parade; officers lower flags in Daley Center Plaza; televised footage documents Irv Kupcinet’s Kup’s Show; a Bigfoot impersonator wanders around the international pet show and surprises unsuspecting attendees at the International Amphitheatre, March 26-27, 1977; musicians perform at a bluegrass festival as part of the June Nights at Navy Pier program; a group of men frequent a shooting range; a man wears a boa constrictor around his neck; a marquee advertises for the Chicago International Film Festival; a construction worker clears debris on the State Street Mall; televised footage depicts Ronald Reagan; protestors rally against U.S. military intervention in El Salvador; David Hernández recites poetry at an unspecified festival in Lincoln Park; televised footage depicts a talk show interview with Muhammad Ali; PA resident Andrew Brunnet dresses like Abraham Lincoln during the 10-day Geneva Festival ‘78 held in Geneva, New York. Footage also captures a variety of marching bands and parades as they move along their routes, municipal infrastructure, pedestrian traffic, and other mundane activity.
Format
Super 8
Extent
400 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Bodies of water
Consumer goods
Demonstrations
Festivals
Historical reenactments
Lake Michigan
Music
Parades and processions
Political Activists
Television
Consumer goods
Demonstrations
Festivals
Historical reenactments
Lake Michigan
Music
Parades and processions
Political Activists
Television
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
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