George Manupelli
George Manupelli was born in Boston's North End in 1931. A pioneer in experimental film since 1955, he has exhibited and won awards internationally including the 1964 Venice and 1965 Sao Paulo Biennials. He recently received and Avant Garde Master Award for his Dr. Chicago films.
He holds a Doctors Degree from Columbia University (1959), and has taught at the University of Michigan, York University, was Dean of the San Francisco Art Institute, and was a Fellow at the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Studies. Manupelli founded the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 1963 and directed it for 17 years. He was also a member of the music theatre ONCE Group. His many films are in preservation at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.
Other distinguished artists and creative talents who contributed to the Chicago series include:
Jan Onder, Margaret Thornton, Walter Blackwell, Alex Hawkins, William Chenowith Jr., Nicholas Bertoni, Sam Ashley, Joseph Wehrer, Alvin Loving, Wyn Cortes, Viera Collaro, Betty Wong, Shirley Wong, Pauline Oliveros, William Finneran, Lewis Simpson, Lin Barron, Lyn Lonidier, Tom Berman, Jay Cassidy, Bruce Henstell, Mary Lucier, Robert Halper, Allan Schreiber, Michael Frost, Roberta Bloom, Pat Oleszko, Lincoln Scott, Liz Hall, Kathy Schuetz, Carol Kladdeer, Martha Wehrer, Ruth Reichl, John Copley, Betty Schreiber, Robert Sheff, George Burt, Andrew Halper, George Cacioppo, Dominick Devarti, Peter Darrow, Michael Manupelli.