Chuck Kleinhans Trailers

Bill Kleinhans, A Portrait Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Fred Barney Taylor, A Portrait Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Marx: The Video Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Kipnis describes this tape as "an appropriation of the aesthetics of both late capitalism and early Soviet cinema—MTV meets Eisenstein—reconstructing Karl Marx for the video age.

Back Porch Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Pedestrian Wavelength Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

The film is composed primarily of a series of zooms inside an apartment in Logan Square accomplished by running or walking with the camera, and also features two cats and footage of the blizzard of 1979.

Bad Boy Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Super-8 film by Chuck Kleinhans examining masculinity in popular culture.

Dictatorship of the Proletariat Trailer (1979)

01 September 1979

While making a hot dog in a restaurant, David Obermeyer reflects on class and labor.

Nazi Leader Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Footage of neo-Nazi Frank Collin speaking in front of a swastika is mutilated with bleach, scratches and markers, and intercut with footage of a baboon.

Shirley & Bruce Trailer (1979)

01 May 1979

Portraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait.

August Nights Trailer (1980)

31 December 1980

Scenes of Chicago summertime nightlife in three different parts of the city: downtown at Rush & Division streets, a concert at Grant Park's Petrillo Music Shell, and Logan Square.

Blizzard of 79 Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

The first half of the film features neon signs and scenes of Chicago night life. The second half of the film depicts scenes around Kleinhans' home in Logan Square during the infamous "Blizzard of 1979.

The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Chuck Kleinhans and Liz Schillinger's documentary about the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.

Rhino BBQ Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" — a group of small gauge filmmakers that included Elam and filmmaker Chuck Kleinhans.

The Pause That Refreshes Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Short experimental film featuring a large animated Coca-Cola billboard, shot from different distances, frame rates, and exposures.