Media Burn Archive

This Nov, celebrate Siskel & Ebert's 50th! See their favorite "hidden gem" films each Wednesday (Nov 5, 12, 19, 25). Don't miss a live "Sneak Previews" performance on Nov 22 Location: Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602 TICKETS: loom.ly/V2_oo_s

We're pleased to be co-presenting a screening in partnership with The West Ridge Artists Group and FORA (Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America) of videos produced by activist filmmaker Mirko Popadic. At FORA, 6435 N California in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood.

Monday May 5 at 5pm CT! Virtual screening of Streets of Ulster (1973), a remarkable portrait of the community living on Kashmir Road in Belfast during the height of The Troubles. Register here: loom.ly/anF_2-k

Thurs! Free virtual screening: "Women of Northside Fight Back," with Christine Noschese and Tanya Goldman. When an expanding paper box company threatened to destroy homes in Brooklyn, residents discovered that you CAN fight city hall. Register: loom.ly/ww4BjGY

4/17: The Radical Art of the Sandin Image Processor at @filmcenter. Screening/discussion with Dan Sandin, Lee Blalock, Jon Satrom, and @j__connolly. Try out the Sandin Image Processor! Partnership with Conversations at the Edge and @VideoDataBank. Tickets: loom.ly/-cmJcQY

Th Mar 13: join Media Burn for a free virtual screening/celebration of video portraitist Joan Logue, moderated by Helena Shaskevich. It will include videos from the '70s - 2010s, including an extremely rare presentation of some of Logue's earliest work. loom.ly/0fJ1vXA

Join us this Thursday at 6 PM CST for a screening featuring early CTVN projects, followed by a discussion with CTVN founder, Denise Zaccardi. To register, sign up at loom.ly/86MZe-Q

Media Burn board member Ben Kolak and his team at @truthanddoc are documenting the impact of Trump's policies on immigrants and refugees in Chicago. This is a scene from their work in progress, filmed last week. loom.ly/F83SmVA

Media Burn welcomes new board members! @cratebeats is a tenure-track assistant prof. at U of Florida’s College of Journalism & Communications. @DanielMMayeda recently retired as Associate Director of Documentary Film Legal Clinic at UCLA Law School. More: loom.ly/45Slf5o

It’s been almost 50 years since TVTV “looked at the Oscars,” but the spirit of guerrilla television still haunts the Academy Awards. Check out our blog to learn about Media Burn's connections to this year's Academy Awards: loom.ly/x5mW5vA

Time is ticking to digitize your videotapes before they are no longer playable! In this @AARP interview, Media Burn's @communistradio explains why. Head over to Media Burn's website for resources on how to do it yourself or to learn how we can help you! loom.ly/sKw1CBY

Thursday! Virtual screening/discussion of @wavybrain's BrainWave drawings, moderated by art historian Cristina Albu. Since 1973, Sobell has created iterations of this project that syncs and visualizes participants' brain waves. Register here: loom.ly/4jSaf8o

We strongly believe that video is the most powerful tool we have for holding those in power accountable and for understanding the world around us. We need your help to preserve a thoughtful, nuanced, and diverse record of society. Please donate today. loom.ly/YCibnUM

Join us tonight for a free virtual screening and discussion with pioneering video artist Susan Mogul, moderated by scholar and filmmaker Alexandra Juhasz. Register now at: loom.ly/t0fctz8

Bill Morrison's fascinating and important film, Incident, which was featured in a Media Burn event last year, is screening at the @filmcenter on 12/9, followed by a Q&A with @decasia and @jamiekalven. More info in Kat Sachs' @Chicago_Reader interview: loom.ly/PEO9N5A

Great article about "Having a Ball! With the House of Avant Garde" in PrideIndex! Join us on Sunday at noon at the Gene Siskel Film Center for the film's premiere as well as a discussion with director Stephanie Coleman and performer Aaron Pierre Brown. loom.ly/nD5QP8A

We are thrilled and honored to be part of an illustrious cohort of colleagues in @Newcity's Film 50 2024! Honorees include Media Burn's executive director, Sara Chapman, and board member Bob Hercules. loom.ly/uh2siKg

Nov 17: Having a Ball! With the House of Avant Garde – Media Burn's newly uncovered 1992 document of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ history – to screen at the @filmcenter's Black Harvest Film Festival, w/ director Stephanie Coleman & performer Aaron Pierre Brown! More: loom.ly/2rLC09w

Amazing opportunity for Midwest-based nonfiction filmmakers from our friends at @truefalse ! Applications to the Confluence Fellowship are open through December 5th!

Check out the great Skip Blumberg and Jane Aaron's INCREDIBLE video of the 1976 Halloween Parade in NYC, featuring wildly elaborate costumes, puppets, and lots of people having the time of their lives... A truly amazing, one-of-a-kind document! loom.ly/9D_gjxM