Passionflower is a Finnish entry by Matti Sokka of Helsinki, another "aftermath of the war" story about a widow and her emotional trials. It is in color and its 8 minutes tries to picture the futility of those who are left behind. Unusual camera angles, a little different story approach and exceptionally good exposure took this film out of the run-of-the-mill war story category," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 44.
"Shrines of India is by the master film maker, Oscar Horovitz, FPSA, FACL, who has proven year after year that travel films can win awards in competition. This 14-minute trip to India is enlightening as well as entertaining. It's a trip worth taking through the viewfinder of Oscar's camera" PSA Journal, Nov. 1969, 56.
"Pictures the sport of skydiving, showing how the participants jump from an airplane at high altitudes and free fall before opening their parachutes," via WorldCat.
Soleil Noir bears a French title and was submitted by Roger Ayral of Paris. It is a very unusual film done in black-and-white that shows what can be done by projecting black and white designs on the dancing figure of a ballerina. Its 8 minutes is a little long for the subject, but it is different—an excellent study in designs and rhythm," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 44.
Swiss Horizons is an 8mm film about Switzerland done by a film maker from Australia. This 8½-minute color film was well done by Roy Charlton of Alexandra Headlands. Roy takes you out to the out-of-the-way places of beautiful Switzerland at a nice, easygoing pace. The trip is narrated on an accompanying magnetic tape," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 44.
They Stood Alone won an Honorable Mention and Special Judges' Award for a Teen-Age Production and for outstanding use of animation. This 16-minute color film of "little green men" and their fight for survival will be a real revelation to those film makers that have tried some clay figure animation. The story is a little loose but an excellent use of angles, lighting and timing more than deserves the award won by Bill Peterman 16, Ray Katos, 16 and Dick Miklos, 18, of Chicago.
We Were Two is a black-and-white film done by a serious student of the film and a pretty consistent winner in film festivals, Larry Klubukowski of Stevens Point, Wis. Larry classifies his film as experimental and that it definitely is not a story film. And yet, it's not really an underground film. The filming technique is excellent and you have any choice of conclusions about what the film is about after you've seen it. Perhaps, that was Larry's intention—to get us to think," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 44.
"Autumn...Frost Country and Dunes both films made by David Adams of Santa Monica, Calif. rated high in the Class "C" list of winners. Both in color with optical sound. "Autumn...Frost Country" is an 8-minute film of changing leaves narrated with a poem written and recited by Robert Frost. "Dunes" is a 7-minute film depicting the vastness of the desert at Death Valley. The film does an excellent job of conveying the fact that, in spite of the soltitude of the desert, there is plenty of life to be observed there if one has patience," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 43.
"Autumn...Frost Country and Dunes both films made by David Adams of Santa Monica, Calif. rated high in the Class "C" list of winners. Both in color with optical sound. "Autumn...Frost Country" is an 8-minute film of changing leaves narrated with a poem written and recited by Robert Frost. "Dunes" is a 7-minute film depicting the vastness of the desert at Death Valley. The film does an excellent job of conveying the fact that, in spite of the soltitude of the desert, there is plenty of life to be observed there if one has patience," PSA Journal, Mar. 1970, 43.
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Amateur Cinema