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12/16/2025
Dec 18, 7pm CT, online! In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Cook County Hospital House Staff Association (HSA) strike, join Media Burn and Kartemquin Films for a virtual screening of Judy Hoffman’s documentary HSA Strike ’75, followed by a discussion with Hoffman and with doctor/activist Howard Ehrman.
In 1975, a union made up of interns and residents went on strike for 18 days – the longest hospital strike in United States history – for the staffing, equipment, tests, translators and facilities needed to provide patients with care. Cook County Hospital was the only hospital in Chicago that provided care to patients without insurance, making it the only source of health care for the city’s poor and working class residents, many of whom were African American and Latino. Judy Hoffman was there to document the protests, the fights, and the dedicated, idealistic HSA members who cared enough for their patients to put their jobs on the line.
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November Siskel & Ebert at 50: Live Performance!
Saturday, November 22 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago
Pocket Guide to Hell is producing Opening Again…at a Theater Near You: 50 Years of Siskel & Ebert, a live event that explores the history of a Chicago television show that reshaped how the nation talked about movies. The event is being produced in partnership with the Chicago Film Office, Chicago History Museum, Media Burn, and Truth & Documentary. Featuring a post-show conversation moderated by WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer with Sneak Previews producer and Media Burn board member Thea Flaum, producer Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, and journalist Rick Kogan.
Event Info: https://loom.ly/v0TOhEI
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