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Dispatch from NYC
An April 30 screening of “Here Come the Videofreex” brought together a number of video pioneers at the historic AJ Muste building in NoHo. They gathered for what Skip called a “historic final public event” before the AJ Muste Memorial Institute moved. Here, Paper Tiger TV founder DeeDee Halleck stands in the foreground. Photo by Skip Blumberg
The FCC knew all along: Nancy’s dispatch from Iowa City
In April, Nancy sent a dispatch from an Iowa City screening of “Here Come the Videofreex.” She appeared via video for a Q and A following the film. Here is the slightly edited version: I was on a panel tonight after the screening with, among others, the great Nicholas Johnson, the brilliant liberal member of […]
2015 in review
The Videofreex had a big year in 2015. It included both a new movie and a museum exhibit about the group. Thanks to WordPress, here’s a roundup of what happened on the Videofreex.com website in 2015. Check it out. And happy 2016! Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog […]
Film Columbia 2015 slideshow
Here Come the Videofreex screened at Film Columbia 2015 in Columbia County, New York. Skip Blumberg created a one-minute slide show for a taste of the experience. Watch Vfx@FilmColumbia That is one of many screenings of the documentary, as well as work by Videofreex contemporary Jane Aaron, popping up around the country this fall. For […]
Screenings and a panel in New York
NY Premiere of great @videofreexfilm @BAMCinemaFest today with Mary Curtis Ratcliff & fellow Freex. #Paleo-YouTube pic.twitter.com/xflwBnCAkD — Peter Samis (@psamis) June 22, 2015 It’s been an active month for the Videofreex. Building on a successful debut in North Carolina, “Here Come the Videofreex” made the rounds in New York last week. In between showings in Brooklyn […]
We’re All Videofreex: Changing Media & Social Change from Portapak to Smartphone
By Davidson Gigliotti, 2013 Why are we still talking about the Videofreex? That was 40 years ago! Clearly, they did distinguish themselves or we would not be discussing them. Just how is a matter for all of you to decide, but the Videofreex began within a context of video activity also worth discussion, if […]
Here Come the Videofreex at Rosendale Theatre
Here Come The Videofreex New documentary feature (watch trailer here or below) We were video pioneers, documenting the counter culture from inside. Wednesday June 24 7PM Rosendale Theatre (33 miles from Lanesville) Catskills / Hudson Valley Premiere!!! Directors and Videofreex in person. Tix at the door. $5 suggested. Please join us! Here Come The Videofreex […]
Videofreex: A Foundation for Participatory Art and Social Engagement
“Videofreex: A Foundation for Participatory Art and Social Engagement”: Skip’s report to the Videofreex re: museum event in March. Rhea’s apology to the Videofreex in May: Sorry for posting so late! Skip’s report The panel at Dorsky on Sunday [March 8, 2015], organized by Janis Benincasa and attended by Dorsky director Sara Pasti and […]
New York Times coverage
The New York Times published a hefty story about “Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television.” Writer Susan Hodara was there for the February 7 exhibit opening, and managed to see much more of it than I did! This is why I plan to go back. To feel like you were there, and revel in the […]
Exhibit opens!
On February 7, the public had its first glimpse of Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. The New Paltz museum dedicated a few thousand square feet to this massive retrospective, curated by Andrew Ingall. There were video screens, maps of New York City and State plotting Videofreex haunts […]
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