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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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000336
Language
English
Subject categories
Experimental → Experimental films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)