Hum 255 Film Project elements
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Hum 255 Film Project elements
- Identifier
- BMRC.KART.HUM255
- Repository
- Kartemquin Films
- Language
- English
- Size
- 3.5 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1968-1970
- Creator
- Kartemquin Films
Acknowledgements and Access
This collection was part of the BMRC Survey Initiative, 2009-2011. For current information about the collection and its status, please contact Kartemquin Films at info@kartemquin.com
Historical note
"Hum 255" is a 28-minute 1970 film by Kartemquin founders Gordon Quinn, Gerald Temaner, and others. In 1968, striking students at the University of Chicago occupied an administration building. Many were suspended and a few were expelled. A year later, two expelled young women were asked by their former classmates to talk about the experience as a class project. The women confront the students about their convictions and how far they are willing to go to defend their values.
Scope and Contents note
The Hum 255 Film Project elements include 16mm film prints, negative, original trims, outs, soundtrack elements, and newsreel footage of University of Chicago meetings.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2011 March 23 by Andrew Steadham.