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Blog“Transportation” and a Pre-ADA America
July 26, 2026In 1979, Phil Miller parked his car on the streets of New York, and Howard Gutstadt of Peoples Video Theater and Survival Arts Media was there to record it. Finding...
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PAST EVENTMedia Burn Picnic in the Archive
Jun 23, 2026, 5:00PM @ 348 N Ashland Ave Suite 1D Chicago IL 60607Come party with Bob and Media Burn Archive staff and supporters as we celebrate our new headquarters!
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EXHIBITIONSuzie Silver: Capturing the Cutting-Edge of Chicago Performance Art
May 12, 2025Suzie Silver has been creating queer performance and video art for over two decades. A true tomboy and thrill-seeker from day one, her youth was spent dirt-biking through canyons and dancing...
Recent Videos
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[The 90’s raw: San Francisco gay pride parade]
1990, 64 min.Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90's. Footage from the 1990 San Francisco gay pride parade--crowds, costumes, floats, vendors, and the occasional protester.
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The Yvonne Wanrow Case
1976, 32 min.A benefit concert to raise money for the legal defense of Yvonne Wanrow, a Sinixt Native American activist, who was being prosecuted for violence she committed defend herself and her...
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Dawn Loves A Murderer
1983, 30 min.Documentary about the relationship between convicted serial killer Lemuel Smith and author Dawn Langley Simmons, and Smith's murder trial, during which he was defended by William Kunstler.
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Image Union: Episode 1031: Chicago Characters
1988, 58 min.Compilation Image Union episode called "Chicago Characters" featuring "Jerry's Deli by Tom Palazzolo, "Gold Coast Dogs" by Chuck Olin, and "Shopworn Angel" by Ellen Chasen.
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Gurlene and Gurlette Hussey’s Dysfunctional Family Christmas
1992, 119 min.A comedic Christmas-themed variety show featuring song and dance, readings, and drag performances, performed at the Club Lower Links in Chicago on December 11, 1992.