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Ratamata

Shot by filmmaker Jeff Kreines on Veterans Day in 1970 when he was only 16 years old, the film showed at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and was selected as a “Young Chicago Filmmakers Festival” award-winner. Kreines left high school not long after he completed RATAMATA to focus on making films full-time. RATAMATA is a portrait of the diverse opinions of Chicagoans (ranging from high school students to habitual mayoral candidate Lar Daly) as they reflect on the general state of affairs in America, the war in Vietnam, social and racial conflict, freedom and personal liberty, happiness, and social justice.

Credits

Jeff Kreines (filmmaker); Aaron Cohen (sound); Lar Daly (interviewee)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Chicago Public Library Collection
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.); Teenagers; Youth; Holidays
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Loop
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/8605

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  7. In the Divine Plan 1971
  8. Lurking Unbookish 1971
  9. Ratamata 1971
  10. Sugar Mountain 1971
  11. What’s the Matter With Kids Today? 1971
  12. February 31st 1972
  13. Game 1972
  14. Lift 1973

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video

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