Prisoner of Her Past
Such a sad story. And how important it is to treat trauma.
Gordon Quinn
Filmography
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Prisoner of Her Past
The haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfaces, sixty years later, to unravel the life of Holocaust survivor Sonia Reich. The film follows her son, Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich, as he journeys across the United States and Eastern Europe to uncover why...Watch Movie
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Vietnam Long Time Coming
In 1998, World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports organized a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam, drawing an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam, as well as celebrity riders like Greg La Monde and...Watch Movie
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Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries
A video made to accompany an art exhibit at The Spertus Museum addressing the relationships of African Americans and American Jews. This video takes you in to the studios of twelve artists, six Black and six Jewish, as they prepare their work for the show.Watch Movie
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UE/Wells
An organizing drive by the United Electrical Workers Union at the Wells Foundry in Chicago is followed in UE/ WELLS. The multiethnic work force of Polish, Arab, Jewish, Hispanic and African-American men and women unite together despite the company's efforts to use race as a wedge to divide them.Watch Movie
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Where's I.W. Abel?
Made by Kartemquin and a rank-and-file steel workers caucus, the film documents the opposition of the rank-and-file to the no-strike agreement between Steelworkers President I.W. Abel and the ten major steel companies, made without a vote by the membership of the union.Watch Movie
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Now We Live on Clifton
Ten-year-old Pam Taylor and her twelve-year-old brother Scott are followed around their multiracial West Lincoln Park neighborhood. The kids worry that they'll be forced out of the neighborhood they grew up in by the gentrification following the expansion of DePaul University.Watch Movie
Genres
- Documentary / Art / Visual Arts / Painting
- Documentary / Art / Visual Arts / Photography
- Documentary / Art / Visual Arts / Sculpture
- Documentary / Biography
- Documentary / Commerce
- Documentary / History
- Documentary / Political
- Documentary / Process / Cinéma-vérité
- Documentary / Process / Direct Cinema
- Documentary / Religion
- Documentary / Social Issues
- Documentary / Sport
- Episodic
- Independent / Documentary
- International / Americas / North American / American
- International / Asian / Vietnamese
- Short / Documentary
Recent Reviews
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Interesting Time Capsule. Obscure documentary. Crazy amount of smoking back then. Final song is hilarious.
Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes
A good representation of the thoughts and processes of the artist. I was barely familiar with his work before-- recognized his style-- but this documentary helped to bring him into...
Now We Live on Clifton
Great film, but a heartbreaking subject matter.
Inquiring Nuns
It would be interesting to revisit this question in today's society.