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Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover

Description: Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover in conjunction with the program Dobro Utro (Good Morning). The program features interviews with passersby on the street, as well as Jordan Rupchev, along with extensive footage of Conover inside VOA studios, performance footage from Milcho Leviev, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. Other topics continue at the 17:50 mark, concluding with the video of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Annie Lennox and Al Green for the movie S… more
Date: 1990~
Duration: 26 minutes 18 seconds

La Coquille et le Clergyman

Description: Recording of Andrea Szigetvari's La Coquille et le Clergyman. This is an electroacoustic work that was created to accompany a video of scenes from the silent movie "La Coquille et le Clergyman" by Germain Dulac. The composer attempted to express the inner selves of the characters with the music. The video includes a compilation of scenes from the black and white film, highlighting critical scenes in the movie.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Szigetvari, Andrea
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H.Res.189 - Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America, 103rd Congress of the United States

Description: Representatives Lee H. Hamilton (D., Indiana), Benjamin A. Gilman (R., New York) and Robert H. Michel (R., Illinois) speak on H. Res. 189 in the 103rd Congress, honoring the Voice of America and Willis Conover for their cultural programming related to jazz. Rep. Michel notes at the 7:22 mark that Conover is present for the resolution, though he is not shown on camera. Speaker Pro Tempore G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery (D., Mississippi) presides.
Date: June 8, 1993
Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: United States. Congress. House

Kaleidos

Description: Recording of Ivana Busu's Kaleidos. This work is a musical interpretation of the video "Journey to the future" by Leonardo Romoli. While the music accompanies the images of the video, it also assumes its own autonomy and creates a parallel narrative in relation to the video.
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Date: 1998
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Busu, Ivana
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Voice of America documentary: 50 Magnificent Years

Description: A documentary produced for the 50th anniversary of the Voice of America. Among many other interviewees, Willis Conover appears at 7:56, and former Polish president Lech Wałęsa appears at 13:44.
Date: 1992
Duration: 17 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Voice of America
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Willis Conover documentary on Polish television

Description: Documentary broadcast on Poland's TVP2, from Conover's final visit to Poland in 1995. The program includes comments from Andrzej Jaroszewski, Paweł Brodowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Andrzej Trzaskowski, and photos from Marek Karewicz. The program is followed by a musical interlude, and the news program Panorama, and additional programming.
Date: 1995
Duration: 27 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: TVP2
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