Tim Massett reports on Home Movie Day in Duluth:
Event Venue: Zinema 2
Event time (screening): Noon to Four
Event time (inspection): 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 3:00
Total Audience: 7
Number of people bringing films: 2
Films screened by Gauge: 8mm: 3, Super 8: 1, 16mm: 1
Volunteers: Shana David- Massett, Johnathon Olsen
Press (pre-event and post-event): Duluth News Tribune printed one small article.
Well, Duluth has gotten off to a slow start but the highlight goes to Andrew Williamson who brought in 1 400ft 16mm Kodachrome print of an Amtrak ride he took from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Seattle in 74. It was mainly landscapes. He also brought in a 200ft roll of Super 8 film he shot in Bong Ha, Vietnam before the Tet offensive. It was chock full of really fantastic images of children running along the banks hoping for something to be tossed to them by the soldiers on the boats, woman washing clothes on the banks of a river and folks fishing while explosions could be seen in the distance. Andrew also documented the arrest of an elderly man, who was hooded with bound hands. Andrew talked about how this was a defining moment in his decision to become against the war.
Although attendance was really low, hearing the stories from Andrew while his films were shown must be what HOME MOVIE DAY is all about. Here is hoping that Duluth will catch on for next year.
The other 8mm films screened were films from my wife’s grandfather. Coney Island in the fifties, Purim Party and a rockin Seder.