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Chris Award -Columbus IFV
Festival Best Film Award -San Francisco IFF "Superb artistic efforts in the 1960s generate today a needed awareness about Angel's Flight." -Los Angeles Conservancy A classic documentary on the shortest incorporated railway in existence, Angel's Flight; filmed over two-and-a-half years, this nostalgic short captures the 70-year history of this treasured landmark which connected the once very fashionable Bunker Hill district to the downtown area of Los Angeles and was an integral part in its eventual reconstruction and restoration. Today, the two original cable cars, the "Sinai" and "Olivet," carry passengers from the original station that is located just a block from where it once stood. Produced by Edmund Penney and Associates. 08DR/CL IJSCA 15 min. |
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Grand Prize -L.I. Intl. Film
Festival This is an artistic and poignant, non-narrative look at an 1880s vintage building reduced to rubble by the wrecker's ball. The haunting "you-were-there" perspective creates an air of suspense and sorrow. Non-narrated. Produced by Master's Mark, Inc. 08DR/CL IJSCA 15 min. |
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"Recommended. Through Daisy Cook's sensitive treatment of
her memories, American life in a simpler time comes alive to viewers
today." -Ed. Media Review Daisy Cook reveals her childhood on a farm through original art and narrative. She recalls her daily chores, the square dances, the one-room schoolhouse, and the various activities at the community fair. Produced by Master's Mark, Inc. 08DR/CL IJSCA 15 min. |
| This fast-paced program effectively uses time-lapse photography to show the entire construction of an adobe house addition. This technique is used in many arid parts of the world including southwest US. Produced by Brandy Brawner. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |
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CINE Golden Eagle
Award "Recommended. Horses were used as laborers in American coalmines until 1971. With the closure of the New Gladstone Coal Mine, the practice came to an end. This program documents the life of pit ponies and the men who worked beside them. Mainly used for hauling coal to the surface, horses were eventually replaced by modern machinery. In their heyday, they were a special breed; built for the claustrophobic and tight fit of the mines. The pony drivers had to develop strong bonds with these animals to guarantee safe conditions. In the end, success depended on partnership." -New York Times Coal was the main source of primary energy for industry and transportation from the 18th century to the 1950s in the United States; coal resources and coal mining played important roles in many state's social and economic history. Prior to engines being used by coal miners, little Belgian or Shetland ponies, known as Pit Ponies, were used to pull carts loaded with coal through the low-roofed mines. The last pony mine in America was the New Gladstone Coal Mine in Appaloosa County, Iowa, which shut down its operations in 1971, ending an era of pony mining. This classic, award-winning documentary recounts the story of the mine, the miners and their four-legged partners, who worked the same shifts as the men and were an important part of the haulage crew, hauling empty coal cars to the miners for filling or hauling loaded cars out of the mine. Produced by Iowa State University. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |
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CINE Golden Eagle
Award Narrated by John Forsythe, this program may amaze viewers how many of this state's citizens have played an important role in America's history: i.e. Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, and Scott Joplin. Produced by Master's Mark, Inc. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |
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CINE Golden Eagle
Award Storytelling is an art form. This classic program offers American myths, legends and just tall-tales by some of the most earthy, down-home Ozark storytellers you will ever meet. Viewers will get a kick out of the humor that comes from the "truth." Produced by Master's Mark Productions. 08DR/CL JSCA 60 min. |
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CINE Golden Eagle
Award This ageless classic remembers and honors the old ways of working the land, when farms were smaller and the work done by horses. Looking at agriculture from the scythe to today's mechanized methods. Produced by Iowa State University. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |