Mayor Speaks to Group
Identifier
F.2005-08-0285
Date Of Production
1984
Abstract
This film is a shortened version of Bill Stamets’ finished work, Mayor Speaks to Group.
"Mayor Speaks to Group (12 min., 1984), presents Harold Washington soon after his election as the first Black mayor speaking in a dignified and formal way to a white audience and then, on another occasion, telling it like it is in a wonderfully rich and humorous address to a Black gathering. The contrast reveals Washington as a consummate political actor, able to change performance to meet different audience expectations.” – Chuck Kleinhans, “Documentary on the Margins: Bill Stamets’ Super 8mm Ethnography,” Cinematograph no. 4: “Non-fiction Cinema?” long version (v. 2.0c); 28 Sept 1990.
"Mayor Speaks to Group (12 min., 1984), presents Harold Washington soon after his election as the first Black mayor speaking in a dignified and formal way to a white audience and then, on another occasion, telling it like it is in a wonderfully rich and humorous address to a Black gathering. The contrast reveals Washington as a consummate political actor, able to change performance to meet different audience expectations.” – Chuck Kleinhans, “Documentary on the Margins: Bill Stamets’ Super 8mm Ethnography,” Cinematograph no. 4: “Non-fiction Cinema?” long version (v. 2.0c); 28 Sept 1990.
Description
The film depicts Mayor Harold Washington as he speaks at the Save Our Neighborhoods/Save Our City coalition’s convention held at the Americana Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan Ave on September 30, 1984, and as he stands on stage beside State Representative Emil Jones and delivers a speech to attendees of the Morgan Park Roots Festival in 1984.
Format
Super 8
Extent
100 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Jones, Emil (is participant)
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