Category: Season #5 (2001 – 2002)
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CHINATOWN LIFE STORIES
https://player.vimeo.com/video/318260295?h=21b657a08c Termite TV collaborates with Tien Duong, Barbara Jerome, and Michael Zhao – participants from the Asian Arts Initiative’s Youth Arts Workshop – to produce this portrait of the people who live, work or just pass through Chinatown, Philadelphia. This show was produced in collaboration with the Asian Arts Initiative.26 minutes, ©2002Watch Chinatown, Philadelphia Life…
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AMERICAN STREET LIFE STORIES
Philadelphia, PA, USA Using visual explorations and personal histories the, American Street project documents the evolution and rebirth of an old, industrial, American city street and it’s community. The American Street neighborhood in Philadelphia is representative of many faded streets in the older urban areas in the United States. American Street encourages viewers to reflect…
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HOW TO COPE WITH DOWNSIZING
This short instructional video was produced as part of the severance package for those who were downsized in the Termite TV / Bad Penny production of Brinksmanship!. It’s full of useful information on how to deal with the many difficult emotions you encounter after being laid off. The helpful host guides you through a step-by-step…
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BRINKSMANSHIP!
Created in collaboration with Bad Penny Productions (with co-directors Bob Hering and Corinna Burns) and programmed in the 2001 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, this live multimedia theater performance turns its cold eye on the sordid atmosphere of a publishing company in the throes of “workforce reduction”. The (melo)drama of corporate love and paranoia are closely monitored…
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MEDICINE SHOW
https://youtu.be/D8k2DhAt1BE Medicine Show was produced by Meg Knowles and explores issues related to the medicalization of our culture and the bureaucratic trappings of the healthcare system. Segment Video Artist Collaborator Role Medicine Chest Meg Knowles music courtesy of treelinedhighway Office Visit Dorothea Braemer At Around in There Tammy McGovern Eye Twitch Tara Lyon Puncture Meg…
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NICKEL CITY LANDSCAPES
https://vimeo.com/912118754 Nickel City Landscapes tackles life seen from the perspective of residents in the post-industrial, almost midwestern city of Buffalo, NY over the course of the last century. The show was produced by Meg Knowles. Segment VideoArtist Collaborator Role Cityscape Meg Knowles Claiming Los Angeles Tony Conrad music by David Kane’s Them Jazzbeards Transient Views…