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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

When I first got there, Mrs. Stokes didn'’treally talk to me

When I first got there, Mrs. Stokes didn'’t
really talk to me

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When I first got there,
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Mrs. Stokes didn'’t really talk to me.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:09
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.
She laid down what she wanted, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:07
She laid down what she wanted,
She would have the tapes going on different TVs - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
She would have the tapes going on different TVs
So certain TVs, I would change the tapes - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:08
So certain TVs, I would change the tapes
It was a project for everybody to be doing. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It was a project for everybody to be doing.
Now there were some codes of conduct - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:07
Now there were some codes of conduct
It was like "“Driving Miss Daisy"” in reverse. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
It was like "“Driving Miss Daisy"” in reverse.
Everything was absolutely ritualized. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:04
Everything was absolutely ritualized.
We had to make sure there was no one in the vicinity - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
We had to make sure there was no one in the vicinity
You know, she would sweep, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
You know, she would sweep,
I do have a memory of demonstrations, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:08
I do have a memory of demonstrations,
Sent to my mother saying, you know, well, - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:06
Sent to my mother saying, you know, well,
She was the Philadelphia Chairman - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:11
She was the Philadelphia Chairman
At her core she was motivated by a belief in human freedom. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:05
At her core she was motivated by a belief in human freedom.
They spent some time in Mexico - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:04
They spent some time in Mexico
I found a journal entry from my mother from around that time - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:13
I found a journal entry from my mother from around that time
My mother was fired from her job as a librarian - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:08
My mother was fired from her job as a librarian
You know, she was definitely spied on by the FBI. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:04
You know, she was definitely spied on by the FBI.
And we know that she had a file - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:08
And we know that she had a file
She was justified in feeling being watched. - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:07
She was justified in feeling being watched.
For personality reasons, I think my mother kind of - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 00:07
For personality reasons, I think my mother kind of