"As indicated by the title, Miss Webb-Smith has built her picture around people; street scenes of people going about their business, children at play, girls with heavy loads on their heads, laundry activities along the river shore, also some views of the architecture, cork harvest and processing. She lets us feel that w have visited Portugal" PSA Journal, Oct. 1961, 49.
"The Island of Rhodes lies in the Agean Sea off the coast of Greece. Its barren, rocky terrain is home to the strong and hard working people, who have weathered the centuries with little change, in spite of the historical remnants of past invaders. They lead a hard, simple and religious life, but when an occasion arises, all join in the festivities of the celebration, roasting whole lambs over charcoal pits and preparing the delicacies for the general feast. The contrast is stark as a great modern ocean liner glides out of the ancient harbor that once was guarded by one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Colossus of Rhodes" PSA Journal, Oct. 1963, 40.
"Helen H. Loeffler has the distinction of being the only woman among those whose films placed in this year's Ten Best selection. Permanent Color is a workmanlike film record of applying vitreous enamel to metal in the production of decorative objects. The movie is replete with well lighted closeups of each operation, from making the vessels of copper to the final polishing after the enamel has been baked. Explanatory titles of the various steps are well handled, and scenes of the finished products provide a colorful ending." Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 496.
"Persecution is a 40 minutes 8mm film produced by three teen agers of 12, 13, and 14, and depicts the story of a priest during a persecution, his life and death, and the subsequent destruction of the persecutors. Though lacking in expert camera work, the film was nevertheless serious in its approach and amazing in its construction for such a lengthy endeavor. It is for these reasons, and also to encourage more serious film work by young amateurs, that the judges awarded this film a special citation that reads, "For Outstanding Film Production by a Youth Group" PSA Journal, Sept. 1965, 51.
"The audience, aided by the perspective eye of the motion picture camera, watches the converging paths of unrelated people. Gently, their separate activities draw them together briefly, to touch, and then send them on their separate ways again. A thoughtfully produced and completely enjoyable film that uses the best of the film-makers art. the skillful use of music as the "narrator" of the story brought to the maker of the film the George Cushman Trophy for the most effective use of sound on film" PSA Journal, Oct. 1963, 41-42.
"Item is a film production of Dr. and Mrs. Willinsky's trip to Lima, Peru to attend the 5th International Assembly of the International College of Surgeons. Footage of assembly delegates, landmarks and the local population are interspersed with captions added by Dr. Willinsky. Included are scenes of assembly delegates near Lima's Workman's Hospital, Sadie visiting the home of the assembly's chairman and entering the palace of Peru's president for a luncheon, sights along the streets of San Martin, cathedrals, shots taken from a moving train, and images of the Ricmac River from a nearby road." Ontario Jewish Archives.
"Pets, 350 ft., 16mm., filmed by Dr. F. S. O'Hara, won its position on the list of special mention because of the many remarkably well composed closeups of family pets that it contains and because of the cameraman's patience and skill in securing many delightfully natural bits of action. Included in the film is a sequence of a cat and dog playing together. The film offers much grace and photographic beauty as well as that amazing attractiveness animals always possess on the screen." Movie Makers, Dec. 1931, 686.
"Story of murder during a treasure hunt." Movie Makers, Nov. 1933, 475.
Total Pages: 295
Amateur Cinema