Tom Palazzolo Movies

Surreal film melding documentary footage of Chicago and its residents, featuring fast paced montage sequences set against a rollicking 1960s musical...

A portrait of the Chicago street market.

Home movie capturing the 6th birthday party thrown for Palazzolo's daughter, Sarah Marie, who was born in 1972. Features scenes of children eating...

Home movie documenting birthday celebrations for Palazzolo's daughter, Amy Louise, who was born in 1974. The footage captured here is most likely of...

Silent home movie capturing the marriage of Tom Palazzolo and Marcia Daehn on December 22, 1968.

Chicago, 1966. Artists assemble at Domenico Di Meo's loft to prepare banners and artwork for an anti-Vietnam War demonstration led by Dr. Martin...

An awkward wedding rehearsal at which the in-laws meet

The story of Tom Palazzolo's efforts to get his photographs included in the City 2000 exhibition, a show featuring images of Chicago from throughout...

An experimental silent film by Tom Palazzolo documenting the comings and goings of Chicago's "El" rapid transit system in the 1970s. Exact year...

“Primarily a pet parade for children.”

Tom Palazzolo takes us on a tour of the Chicago neighborhood where he lived in the 1960s, stretching down Clark Street from Chicago Avenue to the...

Lillie Santangelo had for most of the 20th century owned and operated a wax museum at New York's Coney Island. She leads us on a final tour, just...

Tom Palazzolo films the goings-on at Labor Day festival in East Chicago.

Sound home movie depicting the Palazzolo family's 1977 Halloween outing.

Tom Palazzolo's 1978 film "Sharie's Prom" is a documentary that captures the experiences of Sharie Holeb and her friends during their prom night in...

"A virtuoso display of handheld camera recording the erotic impressions of a nice summer's day. A brief, happy film ideal for awakening an audience."...