Critical Writing Index

Envisioning Communities

by E. Deirdre Pribram

Afterimage, Apr. 1993, v. 20, no. 9, pp. 13-15

E. Deidre Pribram reviews the 1992 broadcast of the "Independent Images" series, an annual broadcast put together by PBS affiliate WHYY (Philadephia), that is dedicated to providing exposure for independent film- and videomakers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Content for Independent Images is assembled from work by independent artists, as well as work by participants of the Community Visions Project and workshops in video production organized by the Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia. Pribram highlights the documentary and experimental entries as the most successful pieces in the broadcast. These works range in subject from alternative portraits of working class individuals and historic or stereotyped communities, to women's outreach, to community media consumption. Pribram punctuates her review with dilemmas present in the series such as the lack of funding and greater institutional support, and an uneven representation of artists across levels and qualifying geographic regions.

ITEM 1993.160 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Fighting in LouisianaPeter Friedman

Fighting in LouisianaJean-Francois Brunet

The Last RunLauren Malkasian

Beyond ImaginingWendy Weinberg

From Victim to SurvivorWomen Organized Against Rape (WOAR)

From Victim to SurvivorScribe Vide Center

Lawnside: The Haven to FreedomE. Muneerah Higgs-Streater

Best of This Is Only A TestMichael Kuetemeyer (Termite TV Collective)

Best of This Is Only A TestJim Ospenson (Termite TV Collective)

Best of This Is Only A TestMeryl Perlson (Termite TV Collective)

Museum CultureMichael Kuetemeyer (Termite TV Collective)

Museum CultureJim Ospenson (Termite TV Collective)

Museum CultureMeryl Perlson (Termite TV Collective)

Jane On ShoppingMichael Kuetemeyer (Termite TV Collective)

Jane On ShoppingJim Ospenson (Termite TV Collective)

Jane On ShoppingMeryl Perlson (Termite TV Collective)

American StreetMichael Kuetemeyer

Picking ThornsJim Caiola