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Winnipeg Babysitter Blu-Ray

Winnipeg Babysitter Blu-Ray

Regular price $35.00 CAD
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Since 2006, Barrow has been presenting excerpts from this independent archive in a series of international presentations. Since these initial presentations, Barrow has continued researching, collecting footage and has become a touchstone of sorts for community access creators who want their work archived, remembered and reexamined as media artworks. 

When SHAW Cable purchased Winnipeg’s local cable station VPW, rumor circulated that they had destroyed the public access television archives and were systematically dismantling the public access services. Shortly thereafter, artist Daniel Barrow began researching, compiling and archiving a history of independently produced television in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In the late 70s and throughout the 80s, Winnipeg experienced a golden age of public access television. Anyone with a creative dream, concept or politic would be endowed with airtime and professional production services. Winnipeg Babysitter traces unique vignettes from a brief synapse in broadcasting history when Winnipeg cable companies were mandated to provide public access as a condition of their license. Because the archives were destroyed, programs could only be found in the VHS collections of the original producers, television collectors, fans and enthusiasts. Winnipeg Babysitter is an archival project that restores a previously lost history.

For Institutional Use, Community Use or Single-Site Use please contact Distribution Director, jillian@winnipegfilmgroup.com for pricing.

What is Home use?

The Home Use DVD is meant for private, home viewing only for individuals, including home schooling for up to 8 people. This DVD is not meant to be screened in front of a large group in a workshop, classroom or community setting. Please see the other use types if you wish to screen it publicly.

Any form of copying or altering of the format purchased is not permitted.

Thank you for supporting independent filmmakers and respecting their rights for proper compensation for their work. We return 70% of revenues to the artists.

What is Community use?

This DVD is designed for non-profit and small community groups wishing to screen the film for free in an educational setting to groups of 50 people maximum.

Please contact us if you are screening to a larger audience or want to charge admission.

Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

What is Single Site use?

This use includes K-12 and Public Libraries.

This DVD is priced to accommodate library borrowing and educational screenings within a single library, school, small office, or hospital.

Circulating outside the organization, institution, or office or to donate programs to other organizations or institutions are not included or permitted under this sale except for home borrowing at public libraries. Any form of copying or altering of the format purchased is not permitted.

Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES – Please enquire about discounts for multiple copies purchased for branch libraries.

SCHOOL BOARDS – please purchase the Institutional DVD.

What is Institutional use?

This DVD is priced in accordance with how many people could potentially watch it. At a large university or school board the potential of hundreds to thousands of viewers dictates this price. For library and instructional use in a workshop or classroom setting at a university or school board.

Circulation to multiple departments, institutions or offices within a jurisdiction such as schools within a school district or offices within a company is permitted. Any form of copying or altering of the format purchased is not permitted. Please contact us for streaming enquiries.

Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

For more information or if you have any questions or special requests please contact the Distribution Director, Jillian Groening:
+1 (204) 925-3456 ext. 105 / monica@winnipegfilmgroup.com

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