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Lemming

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

G. P. Klaus Sulzmann

Description:

"Lemmings, mouselike rodents of the northern regions, for reasons not fully understood, will move in great numbers to the edge of the cliff and jump into the water and swim on until exhausted and drown. Hence the name of this short story of a man lured by some type of hypnosis set up by a constant sounds from the sea. He moves thru the busy city streets to the end of the dock in the short interval of mid-afternoon to dusk,"PSA Journal, Oct. 1962, 35.


Solanus

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Ron Bennett

Description:

"Garden shots, including time lapse shots of flowers opening, and a 1962 parade in Sidney or Victoria" British Columbia Archives.


Doubley Dear

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Jewell Dawson

Description:

"Twin boys wreak havoc on a park when their dad falls asleep on their picnic." Sacramento Public Library.


Boy Next Door, The

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Leonard John Getgood

Description:

"'This is a simple story concerning the affairs of a cat and a dog. Are they natural enemies, or can they become playmates?' (Amicus description, via Library & Archives Canada web site.) This film received a Certificate of Merit in the Amateur Category at the 14th Canadian Film Awards, 1962. English and French-language versions were apparently distributed by Thomas Howe Associates Ltd. in 1980" British Columbia Archives.


Northlands Cruise

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

H. Lee Hansen

Description:

"Sailing around Alaska." UC San Diego Library.


Operation S.T.A.R.

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Jewell Dawson

Description:

"Footage along the American River that was used to save the American River Parkway." Sacramento Public Library.


With a Grain of Salt

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Peter Gerretsen


Cathy

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Peter Gerretsen


Au temps des ombres blanches

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

Claude Savard


Nostalgia

Date produced: 1962

Filmmaker(s):

John R. Kibar

Evelyn Kibar

Description:

"An amateur film made by and starring the husband and wife duo, John & Evelyn Kibar. After Mrs. Kibar asks Mr. Kibar to throw away his old collectables, or “junk,” Mr. Kibar begins reflecting on past travels. Only later do we find out this travel sequence is actually just a dream." Chicago Film Archives


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