Camera Buff

Camera Buff 1979

7.50

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

1979

Old Hickory

Old Hickory 1939

3.70

Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.

1939

Party Congress 1964

Party Congress 1964 1964

5.00

Impressions of a party congress of the German social democrat party (SPD) in 1964, featuring politicians Max Brauer, Fritz Erler and Willy Brandt.

1964

Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th 1979

1

An investigative documentary that focuses on political activities in the 47th Ward of Chicago and on the relationship between party politics and the park district. Originally aired on local Chicago news station WBBM-TV in 1979, the documentary details machine politics, patronage, clientelism and bribery that ran rife in Chicago's 47th Ward under the helm of Democratic Party Committeeman Ed Kelly. The digitization of this program was made possible by a grant from The Brinson Foundation.

1979