Episode 3


Edwin Moses’ short documentary Underdog was made in the weeks preceding the 1975 mayoral election in Philadelphia, portraying contemporary media coverage, press conferences, and interviews with citizens on the street. This film serves as a time capsule of this moment in the city’s history. The next two films are by student Bob Steele: Street Furniture, also made in 1975, an abstract film featuring streets scenes and sights set to a frenetic jazz score, and a documentary on Frank Furness, an influential architect from Philadelphia whose buildings remain as some of the most iconic in the city, and another on public art in the city.

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