Big town (TEFC)

Presents five vignettes about life in and around New York City. “Mannequin” - by Michael Bortman - preparation for a mannequin parade. “Marriage” - a city marriage; “Commuters” - early morning commuters; “Yoga” - a yoga group; “Lost and Found” - the little losses that loom large to the people of the big city - by Elliot Noyes, Jr and Claudia Weill.

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Credits

production company

Cyclops Films

co-director

Michael Bortman

Eliot Noyes

Claudia Weill

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015985

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - United States

Places → New York (N.Y.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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