An American time capsule

Condenses 200 years of American history into three volatile minutes. The film is a chronological capsule of 1,300 visuals (paintings, still photographs, newspaper headlines, early newsreels, posters and political cartoons). No commentary - music “Beat that drum” by Sandy Nelson.

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Credits

producer

Charles Braverman

production company

Braverman Productions

Pyramid Films

Duration

00:03:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000336

Language

English

Subject categories

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - United States

History → History

History → United States - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1968

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