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Books
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Journey West -
$65 hardback
$45 softback
Message to the Future - $65
Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement - $70
Indian Nations - $70
I Like to Eat Right on the Dirt - $60
American Blood - $45
Destruction of Lower Manhattan - Spanish - $49
The Story of Sam - $25
Burn Zone - $30
Like a Thief's Dream - $25
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A SNCC Photographer reviews “Selma”

Posted by dektol on March 5, 2015 · 2 Comments

James Agee wrote that mediocre films are alot more interesting to discuss than great ones. “Selma” is a very stimulating film but not a very good one. Made by the director Ava DuVernay , it was her first chance to make a big budget film, a very ambitious film, and in that … Continue reading →

Filed under Essays · Tagged with "Selma", Civil Rights Movement, DocumentaryPhotography, John Lewis, SNCC, voting rights

Definitions of Democracy, part Two

Posted by dektol on March 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The purpose of Democracy is Democracy In part One of this thought, posted a couple years ago, the streets of NYC were praised as among the highest examples of Democracy in the history of man. A few weeks after, having nothing to do with the blog, Occupy moved into Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. (An … Continue reading →

Filed under Essays · Tagged with democracy, Fear Itself, Ira Katznelson, Republicans, right wing, SNCC, voter ID laws, voting rights

Films
The Films of Danny Lyon - Vimeo, DVD, and 16mm print rental
After his ground breaking work as a photojournalist in the 1960’s, Danny Lyon turned to films, making a series of non-fiction films in the 1970’s and 1980’s. With the recent recognition of the 2016 de Young/Whitney retrospective, funds were provided to preserve these remarkable 16mm films. High resolution digital scans were made from the original A&B negative rolls under the close supervision of the artist. The DVD covers themselves, first made for VHS tapes, have been recognized for their power and realism, and are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art show which opened November 3^rd, 2016.
Interested in screening films by Danny Lyon? For booking inquiries please contact: Rebecca Lyon rlyon(a)chicagofilmsociety(dot)org
16mm prints of certain films are available for rental, please contact Anthology Film Archives for more information
The entire body of Danny Lyon 16mm film work can also be streamed on Vimeo. The sixties meets the twenty first century.
View Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo
SNCC
Willie
Born to Film
Dear Mark
El Otro Lado
Little Boy
Llanito
Los Ninos Abandonados
Media Man
Soc. Sci. 127