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It just seemed to us that therewas something new being born
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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

It just seemed to us that therewassomething new being born, something that wasdramatically...

It just seemed to us that therewas
something new being born, something that was
dramatically different that would change the way
we communicate

Full Transcript

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It just seemed to us that therewas something new being born,
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something that was dramatically different
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that would change the way we communicate.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:57
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
End Cue,Electric Chinoland,C41

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Movie Summary

For over 30 years, Marion Stokes obsessively and privately recorded American television news 24 hours a day filling 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing wars, talk shows and commercials that show us how television shaped the world of today.
It was newspapers back then - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It was newspapers back then
Well, there are a few of them and that is the role - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
Well, there are a few of them and that is the role
We now have FOX News Channel that'’s available - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
We now have FOX News Channel that'’s available
You wonder, what is the role of Channel Five News, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:07
You wonder, what is the role of Channel Five News,
When I sat her up and I remember her eyes were open - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:18
When I sat her up and I remember her eyes were open
Taking her home."” - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:08
Taking her home."”
You know, she was sitting up, they'’d propped her up - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
You know, she was sitting up, they'’d propped her up
But on the news, and you know, we kind of left the news running - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:11
But on the news, and you know, we kind of left the news runn...
And there was this horrific story unfolding. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:04
And there was this horrific story unfolding.
We are now, uh, multiple hours into this horrific, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:15
We are now, uh, multiple hours into this horrific,
Again, we'’re hearing closer to 30 killed at the school - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
Again, we'’re hearing closer to 30 killed at the school...
Keep in mind, this school is kindergarten - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
Keep in mind, this school is kindergarten
And my mom'’s breathing was getting shallower and shallower - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
And my mom'’s breathing was getting shallower and shall...
I said, "You know, it looks likeyour ride'’s here, you know?" - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:18
I said, "You know, it looks likeyour ride'’s here,...
It was kind of scary in the apartment - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It was kind of scary in the apartment
She really did value my capabilities - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
She really did value my capabilities
It'’s changed my view of our relationship. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It'’s changed my view of our relationship.
Michael said that, "This is my mother'’s whole life. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:04
Michael said that, "This is my mother'’s whole lif...
It would be like throwing her whole life away - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
It would be like throwing her whole life away
It was really a full-time job for a year and a half. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It was really a full-time job for a year and a half.