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The early film works of George Sirk

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Part Of
George Sirk fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
moving images (electronic)
graphic material (electronic)
sound recording (electronic)
Date Range
1975-1981 [digitized 2022]
Scope and Content
This series contains early film works of George Sirk, shot on 16mm and Super 8 film and digitized by Doug McCaffry, of ScanLab, in 2022. Films include Cortes Island short films, two feature documentaries, and two longer films shot in Australia. They were shown at a film festival presented by Cortes Cinema and the Cortes Island Museum on July 17, 2022: "Out of the Archives: The Early Film works of George Sirk". From the program notes: "George's films showcase a snapshot - in moving pictures - of some madcap antics, dramatization, and documentaries of life on Cortes during that period [1975-1981] and were inspired by the great humourists of silent film; Chaplin, Keaton and Jacques Tati (Monsieur Hulot), and likewise delight in stitching reality. Mostly shot in sequentially edited (in the camera, like the great film makers mentioned), rehearsals were key to smooth transitions and conserved valuable film stock."
Part Of
George Sirk fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Sirk, George
Fonds Number
2022.010
Series Number
1
Material Type
moving images (electronic)
graphic material (electronic)
sound recording (electronic)
Date Range
1975-1981 [digitized 2022]
Physical Description
17 moving images (electronic)
80 images (electronic)
9 audio files (electronic)
Scope and Content
This series contains early film works of George Sirk, shot on 16mm and Super 8 film and digitized by Doug McCaffry, of ScanLab, in 2022. Films include Cortes Island short films, two feature documentaries, and two longer films shot in Australia. They were shown at a film festival presented by Cortes Cinema and the Cortes Island Museum on July 17, 2022: "Out of the Archives: The Early Film works of George Sirk". From the program notes: "George's films showcase a snapshot - in moving pictures - of some madcap antics, dramatization, and documentaries of life on Cortes during that period [1975-1981] and were inspired by the great humourists of silent film; Chaplin, Keaton and Jacques Tati (Monsieur Hulot), and likewise delight in stitching reality. Mostly shot in sequentially edited (in the camera, like the great film makers mentioned), rehearsals were key to smooth transitions and conserved valuable film stock."
Storage Location
WD 5TB hard drive
"\\Sirk Films"
Name Access
Sirk, George
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Part Of
Friends of Cortes Island Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2013.004
Date Range
2000-2001
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to the application for and granting of funds from Environmental Youth Team, for training Cortes Island youth in forestry and surveying.
Part Of
Friends of Cortes Island Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Friends of Cortes Island Society
Fonds Number
2013.004
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2013.004
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
2000-2001
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to the application for and granting of funds from Environmental Youth Team, for training Cortes Island youth in forestry and surveying.
Storage Location
1-4 to 1-5
Storage Range
1-4 to 1-5
Name Access
Friends of Cortes Island
FOCI
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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