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Fred Hampton on Black Panther Party leadership
“We don’t produce buffoons, we produce leaders,” says Fred Hampton, a 21-year-old leader of the Black Panther Party in Illinois, to the Videofreex in 1969. “…It’s a type of flowing power.” By special request, here is a clip from that video. The full interview is available from the Video Data Bank in Chicago. NOTE: Videos or images that […]
Popular events in Washington — a preview of 2015 Videofreex fame?
The events held in Washington, D.C. on March 9 and 10 both proved popular. The National Gallery of Art presentation drew about 75 audience members and numerous in-depth questions on early video and preservation. The screening at the DC Arts Center packed the black box theater. Reminiscence on resistance and video continued into the night. […]
March 2014: Videofreex go to Washington
The Videofreex and friends are coming to Washington, D.C. in March. Join us for two events. 1) On Sunday, March 9, the National Gallery of Art will host a screening of Videofreex material and a talk by Videofreex members Skip Blumberg and Parry Teasdale, along with Tom Colley of Video Data Bank. Early Video Pioneers: […]
Alternative media at Goddard
In May 2013, Videofreex members returned to Goddard College more than 40 years after a conference originally drew them. This video, which includes images from the Videofreex, provides a recounting of the Alternative Media Conference and its historical context. The description on YouTube explains: The Alternative Media Conference took place at Goddard College from June […]
We’re All Videofreex a success
The event We’re All Videofreex at the School of Visual Arts drew artists and mediaphiles from way back and just now, listening to stories and media philosophies. And, of course, watching video. The theater held 70 to 80 audience members for most of the panels, and more than 100 for the screening. Attendees milled and […]
TODAY! We’re All Videofreex: The Blue Calzone of events
Today is the day for Videofreex members, friends, and early video colleagues to converge and go big. The event bringing them together is the symposium We’re All Videofreex, hosted by New York’s School of Visual Arts. Find out more. Much like the legendary blow-up viewing venue dubbed the “Blue Calzone,” this event has expanded into […]
[Updated] We’re All Videofreex coming up April 5
We are pleased to announce that the We’re All Videofreex symposium will take place Friday, April 5, 2013, in the original location of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Join us! Here is the original program: We’re All Videofreex Friday, April 5, 4-9 p.m. SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street Since the first portable […]
122 laughs at Hunter College
Skip screened the Videofreex Pirate TV Show piece again soon after its debut, this time at Hunter College in New York City. Here is his report: There was another excellent screening of the Freex Pirate TV Show last night to 30 or so grad students and faculty at Hunter College Integrated Media program. It was […]
The show goes on — and on
Thwarted but not deterred by cancellation of its intended premier, Videofreex Pirate TV Show — 21st Century Re-Edit debuted on November 14. Videofreex member Skip Blumberg screened the 77-minute montage of the group’s work at Framingham State University in Massachusetts in a lecture sponsored by the Communication Arts Department, the Art & Music Department, The […]
We’re All Videofreex postponed!
The event We’re All Videofreex, sadly, has been upstaged by Hurricane Sandy. Organizer Allison Hewitt Ward emailed participants on October 30 to say that the event would be postponed from its November 1 date. As New York City dries out and powers back, we look forward to seeing a new date for the symposium and […]
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