<I>J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #4</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1940-1941
name: label: Created by
content: J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
notes: label: Caption
content: This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
label: Description
content: This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond, Sr. was associated.
label: Description
content: Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
label: Description
content: 2016.16.4.1a: 16mm film. The film opens with men casually talking outside of a building. This is followed by a demonstration inside the building of two local men demonstrating, for the visitors, how they weave textiles. Next, the visitors are shown outside looking at an outdoor pottery kiln. This is followed by brief shots of the visitors casually meeting indoors. An exterior shot of "Laboratoire O.J. Brandt" is captured before the camera tilts down revealing a group of men standing in front and shaking hands with a woman. An indoor shot of a table covered in miscellaneous pottery items follows, and the outdoor pottery kiln is shown again; fired up. A group of men stand around inspecting various pottery items, a man pokes a stick inside the kiln, and a car trunk full of clayworks tools and a portable kiln is shown. A boy holds up a clay figurine for the camera, and various shots of blossomed trees follow. A wide shot of a group of women standing and talking is followed by a series of low-angle, portrait style shots and another group shot. Next, there is travel footage of an unknown town in Tunisia. Locals walk around the city, and there is wide shot of the Beit El synagogue in Sfax, Tunisia. Next, a long shot reveals the ancient Roman amphitheater in El-Djem, Tunisia and is followed by various shots walking around inside of the ancient ruins. The film ends with a very brief shot of boats docked on a bay.
label: Description
content: 2016.16.4.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
place: label: Place filmed
content: El-Jemm, Mahdia, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
label: Place filmed
content: Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.16.4.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: silent films
label: Type
content: home movies
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alison Bond
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film on metal
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 7 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 175 Feet