VTR St-Jacques

Klein, Bonnie Sherr, (film director.). Stoney, George C., (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: An experiment in using videotape recording (VTR) and closed-circuit television to stimulate social action in a poor district of Montréal. A citizens' committee, formed in the downtown neighbourhood of St-Jacques, was given a VTR unit, which they used to record people's problems and concerns. After viewing the edited tapes, people recognized their common problems and began to talk of joint solutions. In trying to change what needed changing they ran into resistance, but the effectiveness of this means of promoting joint action had been tested and proved.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (26 min., 25 sec.) : sound, black and white
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
Copyright: ©1969

Content descriptions

General Note:	Original production:.Original production in French.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Bonnie Sherr Klein ; producer, George C. Stoney ; camera, Réo Grégoire, Roger Rochat ; sound, Richard Besse ; editing, Ulla Ryghe.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1969.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).