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Erria/Aberria [Town/ Homeland] (Gotzon Elorza, 1961)

Profunda reflexión sobre la Patria. Refleja la visión del ambiente rural de Euskal Herria a través de tomas de personajes populares como los bertsolaris Valentin Enbeitia y Jon Lopategi y el bailarín Victor Olaeta. Por razones de censura la película pasó a llamarse Erria (El Pueblo)

A profound reflection about the Homeland. Reflects the perspective of the rurality in Euskal Herria, through shots of popular characters such as the bertsolaris Valentin Enbetia and Jon Lopategi, and the dancer Victor Olaeta. Because of censorship, the name of the film had to be changed to Erria (The Town).

Watch: Video link to Erria/Aberria


Eterna Procesión, En [In Eternal Procession] (Miguel Ángel Quintana, 1971)

El documental muestra el ciclo vital de la oruga procesionaria del pino (Thaumetopoea Pityocampa), abundante en bosques de pinos de Europa del Sur y América del Sur y considerada como el insecto defoliador más importante de los pinares españoles.

The documentary shows the life cycle of the pine processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea Pityocampa), abundant in Southern European and South American forests, considered as the most important defoliating insect of the Spanish pine forests.

Watch: Via Miguel Ángel Quintana's Vimeo Channel


European Summer (H. Lee Hansen, 1959)

"H. Lee Hansen visits Holland, England (London), France (Paris), and Switzerland (Zurich) and captures scenes of daily life in post-war Europe." UC San Diego Library.

Watch: via UC San Diego Library


European Summer (Greece) (H. Lee Hansen, 1950)

"Hansen begins his tour through Europe at Greece. He spends most of his time in Greece traveling through Athens, juxtaposing the Classic Greek architecture to modern life." UC San Diego Library.

Watch: via UC San Diego Library


European Summer (Spain) (H. Lee Hansen)

"General scenes in Spain, including farming and city life. There is a long section of a bull fight (Madrid)." UC San Diego Library.

Watch: via UC San Diego Library


Eurynome (John Straiton, 1970)

"An exceptional portrayal of the world's creation, from a barren landscape to the emergence of the Woman and the Serpent, ending with Society as we know it. The film is technically unsurpassed in plasticine animation." Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.

Watch: via YouTube


Evangeline (Edward A. Bollinger, 1934)

"Film depicting the 1755 Expulsion of the Acadians from Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. Silent footage interspersed with written text. Scenes show the Grand Pre Church and various shots of farm life. An actress portrays Evangeline." Nova Scotia Archives.

Watch: via Nova Scotia Archives (YouTube)


Everyone’s Coming to the Guild! (Robbins Barstow , 1943)

"Barstow created this depiction of the Hudson Guild, a community center in Manhattan's Chelsea District, while a "Boys' Group Worker" at the Hudson Guild Neighborhood House." Via Vimeo upload.

Watch: Vimeo upload of the film


Experimental El Paso (Chris Cummings, 1968)

"This film captures scenes of men in El Paso posing, walking, climbing, performing fake fights, and acting out humorous scenes while the man behind the camera experiments with effects and film speed. The outcome is an entertaining film full of interesting visuals" Texas Archive of the Moving Image.

Watch: via Texas Archive of the Moving Image


Explorer Scouts Making Fiberglass Canoes (Margaret Conneely, 1957)

"Amateur silent film of a boy scout troop making a fiberglass canoe step by step from a mold, from start to finish. Boy scouts all help in each part of the process. They then take their finished canoes on a trip where they learn how to row their new canoes and camp out on the river." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: Explorer Scouts Making Fiberglass Canoes via Chicago Film Archives


Exposure and Exposure Meters (Kenneth F. Space, 1940)

"On methods and devices used to make correctly exposed pictures. Explains use of photo-electric cell exposure meters." National Archives.

Watch: via National Archives


Eyewitness to Extinction: The Chinese River Dolphin (Robbins Barstow , 1985)

"In December 2006, scientific researchers announced that a species of dolphin which had existed for millions of years in the Yangtze River in China had become extinct. This documentary includes scenes of the last living, captive specimen of the Chinese River Dolphin, filmed in Wuhan, China, on a 1985 trip by Dr. Robbins Barstow, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA." Archive.org

Watch: via A/V Geeks (Archive.org)


Fabulous Gulf Coast, The (Part 1) (Julian Gromer , 1954)

"2 part edited footage of a road trip along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the border of Mexico. Includes much natural scenery, often from a moving car, but also documents visits to the Tabasco factory and two ranches. A woman also evokes the Longfellow poem, Evangeline, by taking a wistful walk." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: chicagofilmarchives.org


Fabulous Gulf Coast, The (Part 2) (Julian Gromer , 1954)

"2 part edited footage of a road trip along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the border of Mexico. Includes much natural scenery, often from a moving car, but also documents visits to the Tabasco factory and two ranches. A woman also evokes the Longfellow poem, Evangeline, by taking a wistful walk." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: chicagofilmarchives.org


Fairland Days (Arthur H. Smith , 1939)

Watch: via Archive.org


Fairy Princess (Margaret Conneely, 1956)

"The story of a little girl and the doll she wanted for Christmas. She asked for a fairy princess, got just a doll, but then the doll comes to life and dances, delighting the disillusioned miss and the film ends on a happy note." PSA Journal, Nov. 1956, 22.

Watch: Fairy Princess via Chicago Film Archives


Family Camping Through 48 States - Part I (Robbins Barstow , 1961)

"During five summers from 1957 to 1961, the five-member Barstow family of Wethersfield, Connecticut, set out to visit all 48 of the then United States of America on a series of month-long camping trips. Part I includes seeing famous sites from "America's History" in 24 Eastern, Northern, and Southern states." Archive.org

Watch: via A/V Geeks (Archive.org)


Family Camping Through 48 States - Part II (Robbins Barstow , 1961)

"During five summers from 1957 to 1961, the five-member Barstow family of Wethersfield, Connecticut, set out to visit all 48 of the then United States of America on a series of month-long camping trips. Part II showcases "America's Wonderlands" with 18 National Parks and other exciting attractions in the great Northwest and Southwest." Archive.org

Watch: via A/V Geeks (Archive.org)


Fantasy of Dreams (Arthur H. Smith , 1942)

"Amateur drama of a girl's dreams inspired by a Mother Goose book." Center for Home Movies.

Watch: via Archive.org


February 31st (Richard Saenz, 1972)

"Animated film made by four boys from St. Thomas of Canterbury grade school. "February 31st" is a colorful animation of fruit that comes to life as the sun rises on that mythical date." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: chicagofilmarchives.org


Fin, El [The end] (Sergio García Michel, 1970)

"Una historia sobre el acoso sufrido por la juventud por parte del mundo de los adultos. La posición alternativa del grupo [de realizadores] se hacía explícita desde las primeras tomas, en donde los créditos aparecían escritos en las paredes de una casa en ruinas, omitiendo los apellidos y dejando solo los nombres de pila de quienes participaron" (Vázquez Mantecón, 2012).

"A story about the harassment suffered by the youth from the adult world. The alternative position of the group [of filmmakers] was made evident from the first shots, where credits appeared written on the walls of a house in ruins, omitting last names and leaving only the first names of the participants" (Vázquez Mantecón, 2012).

Watch: Via Sergio García Michel's Youtube channel.


Flying Visit to Garibaldi: A Story of Modern Mountaineering, A (Arthur S. Sutcliffe, 1933)

"Members of the BC Mountaineering Club fly from Jericho Beach, Vancouver, in a Sikorsky S-38 amphibian (Canadian Airways, registration CF-ASO), and land on Garibaldi Lake. Most of the footage depicts the members climbing Mount Garibaldi and resting at the summit. Returning to the lake, they board the amphibian and fly back to Jericho Beach" British Columbia Archives.

Watch: Excerpt via Royal B.C. Museum, YouTube


Forgotten Gold (Arthur H. Smith , 1934)

Watch: via Archive.org


Fourth in Hand: A Fantasy of the Card Table (, 1936)

"A bridge party invite a mysterious stranger to make up a fourth at their table, only to be unpleasantly surprised by his card tricks. When their fourth player arrives late, the strange interloper disappears, leaving an oddly familiar Joker in his place" National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Watch: Via National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive


Fowl is Fare (Peter Weiner, 1967)

"Fowl is Fare is a documentary showing how Long Island ducks are prepared for market. Unusual angles and tight editing keep the film moving" PSA Journal, Aug. 1967, 37.

Watch: Fowl is Fare featured in Image Union Episode 0032 (1:09-8:00)


Game (Wayne Williams, 1972)

"A South Shore High School student film that is an allegory on the wastefulness of war and the duplicity of those who wage it. Filmmaker Wayne Williams, who was 17 at the time, cuts back and forth between a chess game and a guerrilla theater war game to underscore the sense of importance of the fighters and the cynicism of those who control their lives - and deaths." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: chicagofilmarchives.org


Gift to Mother (, 1966)

"A group of children learn in school that tomorrow will be “Woman’s Day”, the equivalent of our “Mother’s Day”, then the humorous story unfolds in a delightful and charming manner of how two small boys decide to celebrate this occasion. An amateur film made by a Russian filmmaker and distributed by the Society of Amateur Cinematographers (SAC). All title cards are in Russian." Chicago Film Archives

Watch: chicagofilmarchives.org


Glub (Stanley Fox, 1947)

"Members of the National Film Society of Canada (Vancouver Branch) parody the early experimental works of American avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren [to whom the film is dedicated]." (BC Archives)

The film is subtitled: "A conflict between two philosophies of time and space."

The film was shot in an area of sand dunes on Sea Island in Richmond, BC, near the location of Vancouver International Airport.

Watch: Excerpt, via Royal BC Museum, YouTube


Grand Rapids Amateur Movie Club: Open House November 1, 1961 (John Folkema, 1961)

The G.R.A.M.C. holds an open house on November 1, 1961. This film documents the event, showing amateur filmmakers dining, conversing with one another, and examining cameras.

Watch: via the G.R.A.M.C. Film Library


Great Perham Jewel Robbery, The (Bernard Kemper, 1926)

"A short amateur narrative, featuring locals in cameo roles, about a husband who tries to teach his wife a lesson by staging a fake robbery." filmpreservation.org

Watch: via YouTube


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