by Emma Prichard Jane Morrison was an independent film maker and teacher, first at Cony High School in Augusta, Maine, at Columbia University School of Film, and abroad. Her body of work spans experimental films, documentaries, and a feature film. Her films show both a devotion to her home state, highlighting Maine locations and artists,
By Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film In terms of the number of reels of film, the Mary Lou Dietrich Collection is one of the largest I’ve worked with. 154 reels, but they only come to about 7000 feet of 8 mm film. Each reel translates to less than four minutes when viewed. The collection was
by Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film The adventurous types get all the attention. In Christine Reid’s case, deservedly so. Christine L. Reid (1906 – 1990) was the oldest child of a wealthy Boston family. She grew up moving between the East Coast and trips to the family home at Lake Tahoe. Her father, William T.
Compiled reel of color home movies including the twins playing outside, a camera trick with several children crawling into a box, a family boat trip to Fort Knox, farm animals, and scenes around a water tower in Portland, ME.
Compiled black-and-white and color home movies of the family at the beach and hiking around Maine;and color footage of the twins playing with their presents Christmas 1941.
Compiled black-and-white and color footage of the Taylor family including winter scenes and children playing in the yard.