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It’s A Living: Paper Roses (1976)
Documentary
In 1975, the Chicago video collective Videopolis produced a documentary called "It's a Living." The tape was loosely based on Studs Terkel's book, "Working," which was a collection of interviews with ordinary people talking about their jobs. This hour-long program was shown on Channel 11 (WTTW) in Chicago. After the success of this tape, the videomakers were commissioned to make six half-hour shows that had the same type of mission. "Paper Roses" featured residents of the Chicago Housing Authority's Clark-Irving Apartments, which provided low-rent housing for senior citizens. The tape is not a traditional documentary with formal interviews, rather, it is a simple collection of real people talking about themselves. The subjects seem very comfortable talking to the camera and speak honestly about aging and retirement.
Crew
- Editor
- Elon Soltes, Tom Weinberg
- Producer
- Joel Gold, Maxi Cohen
Details
- Release date
- 1976-01-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- WTTW/Chicago