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Women Filmmakers / produced by Charles Senger and Portia Shapiro.

Program Title:
Women Filmmakers / produced by Charles Senger and Portia Shapiro.
PRA Archive #: 
BC0178
pbcoreAssetType: 
Program
pbcoreAssetDate: 
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1971-07-15
dateType: 
created
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1971-07-28
dateType: 
broadcast
Date Recorded on: 
15 July 1971.
Date Broadcast on: 
KPFA, 28 July 1971.
Station: 
KPFA
Item duration: 
1 reel (35 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Keywords: 
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Shapiro, Portia.
Senger, Charles.
Filmmakers.
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Experimental films.
Description: 

This program is a review of six independent films produced by women filmmakers which were shown at the San Francisco Art Institute on July 15 under the auspices of the Canyon Cinematheque. The program includes a critique by Charles Senger, mixed with the soundtrack of the films, interviews with filmmakers at the showing and an interview with Louise Alaimo, whose film "The Woman's Film" appeared in the second part of the program. This program was co-produced by Charles Senger and Portia Shapiro. The six films are: Standing Water by Sandy Marshall; Promise Her Anything But Give Her the Kitchen Sink by Freude Bartlett; Angel Blue Sweet Wings by Chick Strand; P P 1 by Donna Deitch; Schmeerguntz by Gunvor Nelson and Dorothy Wiley; and The Woman's Film by San Francisco Newsreel. The reporters interview Anne Severson, a professor at the Institute; David Boatwright, Severson's co-producer; woman filmmaker Judy Frickas; Louise Alaimo (includes pre-recorded sound). The Louise Alaimo interview excerpt can be heard in full in BC0247. The entire soundtrack of her entire film is BC0185. No outro. Contains sensitive language.

Genre: 
American Women -- Film and television
pbcoreInstantiation: 
instantiationIdentifier: 
4955_P01
PRA item ID: 
BC0178
INSTANTIATION DATE (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1971-07-15
instantiationPhysical: 
1/4 inch audio tape
instantiationDimensions: 
7 inch
instantiationLocation: 
University of Maryland, College Park, attn: Chuck Howell
instantiationDuration: 
00:34:48
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: audio
instantiationIdentifier: 
4955_D01
PRA item ID: 
PRA_NHPRC1_BC0178_00_000_00
INSTANTIATION DATE (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
2014-04-04
instantiationLocation: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\GBlood complete drive_2_20140528_Batch 1_B\PRA_NHPRC1_BC0178_Wmfilma\Preservation Master
instantiationDuration: 
00:34:41
instantiationDigital: 
audio/x-wav
instantiationFileSize: 
1 171 025 000
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: preservation
Contributor: 
Charles Senger
Role: 
Producer
Contributor: 
Portia Shapiro
Role: 
Producer
Contributor: 
Anne Severson
Role: 
Interviewee
Contributor: 
David Boatwright
Role: 
Interviewee
Contributor: 
Louise Alaimo
Role: 
Interviewee
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1971.
Rights Summary: 
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
Grant Tracking Information: 
Grant ID: 
NHPRC: American Women Making History (1963-1982)
Shipping Batch Number: 
Batch 1B
Assessment Completed Date: 
2014-02-18
Box and labels scanned: 
2014-02-18
Re-labeled box (1980s)--Mylar?: 
Date tape pulled from vault (or box printed): 
2014-03-14
Pre-digitization cataloging done (Date): 
2014-03-14
Pre-digitization cataloging done (INITIALS): 
JG
Possible restriction issues: 
No
Sensitive language: 
No
Portable HD ID: 
Touro_02_NHPRC1_Batch1B
HD Receipt Date: 
2014-05-28
Location on PRA drive: 
Y:Pacifica Wave\GBlood complete drive_2_20140528
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Date: 
2014-07-14
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Initials: 
HRL
Audio file QC (Pass One) notes: 
Portions of this recording made on July 15 at the San Francisco Art Institute, through the auspices of the Canyon Cinematheque. The films included in this review are "Standing water" by Sandy Marshall; "Promise her anything, but give her the kitchen sink" by Freude Bartlett; "Angel blue sweet wings" by Chick Strand; "PP1" by Donna Deitch; "Schmeerguntz" by Gunvor Nelson and Dorothy Wiley; and "The woman's film" by San Francisco Newsreel. The reporters interview Anne Severson, a professor at the Institute; David Boatwright, Severson's co-producer; woman filmmaker Judy Frickas; Louise Alaimo (includes pre-recorded sound). The Louise Alaimo interview excerpt can be heard in full in BC0247. The entire soundtrack of her entire film is BC0185. No outro. Contains sensitive language: tits, cocksucking. References: https://womenandfilmproject.wordpress.com/tag/freude-bartlett/ LoC: Strand, Chick Can't find any title verification for Deitch's film, not even on her own website: http://donnadeitch.com/index/ Includes audio of John Cage's appearance in the film. VIAF: Nelson, Gunvor, 1931- and https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/framework_the_journal_of_cinema_and_media/v048/48.2holmlund.pdf LoC: Severson, Anne although she is apparently now going by Alice Anne Parker. http://www.worldcat.org/title/alice-anne-parker-aka-anne-severson/oclc/812041943 http://www.newsreel.us/films/NRwomansfilm.htm Louise Alaimo: http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc54.2012/Warren70sFemstDocs/2.html Can't find a spelling for Judy Frickis (sp?). The announcer says "judy" but in the interview calls her "jerry".
Post dig--dup, numbering issue, etc.: 
Post dig--Complete songs in intro/outro: 
Post dig--Mostly pre-recorded music: 
Post dig--Contains reading of published materials: 
Post dig--Other rights issues: 
Post dig--Major audio issues: 
Post dig--Editing required for bcast: 
Post dig--Minor audio issues (see notes): 
CD Receipt Box ID: 
Batch 1_B Spool 3
CD Receipt Date: 
2014-05-28
CD plays: 
Second Level Cataloging completed Date: 
2015-04-15
Second Level Cataloging completed Initials: 
JG
Reels Reboxed (see tape assessment): 
Reels Rewound: 
Production CD (copy) created: 
Reel removed for contamination: 
No
Plastic insert put in box: 
Reel sent to Univ. Maryland: 
Post dig options: 
Sensitive language
American Women Grant Project
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