![]() | "Beats of Smiles"![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Amr Ahmed | Music video/spoken word/animation | 05:01 Two Loyola College students bring Chicago together every week through their very unique dance and music style. Their exploration of Chicago's cultures makes them the signature of Chicago culture. |
![]() | "HOME"![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chris Folkens | Music video/spoken word/animation | 04:36 "HOME" is an experimental film piece utilizing spoken word poetry to showcase the diversity of Chicago, then illustrate how our combined efforts toward education, love, and family all lead us to a brighter future...where Chicago is truly "home" to everyone. |
![]() | "In This Together"![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() J. Andrew Ramsey | Music video/spoken word/animation | 02:30 Three up-and-coming Chicago poets were asked to write a poem about what unity means to them. Here's the result. |
![]() | 1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anida Yoeu Ali | Music video/spoken word/animation | 05:03 In this video, narratives collide with music, poetry and politics to create a complex and layered experience. A poet, dancer, angel, prisoner converge with community to speak, deflect, and intervene against racial profiling and hate crimes. This convergence exemplifies a spirit of defiance and resistance from communities of people who refuse to end in violence. This spoken word video is a collabor/ ... More |
![]() | Abnormality by D-Nick The Microphone Misfit![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Melvin A. Lyons | Music video/spoken word/animation | 02:23 Health and wellness enthusiast, B-Boy Super Inlight reached out to D-Nick The Microphone Misfit to compose a song, for the opening of Graffiti and Grub, a natural foods store on the Chicago's South Side. They use Hip Hop culture, as a way of inspiring different types of people to eat healthy. The result was this song, "Abnormality" which takes its chorus from the definition of the word healthy. T ... More |
![]() | The PASSPORT Song![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Genevieve Sachs | Music video/spoken word/animation | 04:42 A youthful, upbeat music video made by a group of 13 and 14 year olds, celebrating diversity and the importance of making friends rather than making assumptions. Original music by Erik Olsen. |