Loving ... the family

About This Item

A short documentary film produced by Mission MediaArts Film Workshop in 1971 and made by Charles Hanson, Gedeon Rescate and Ray Balberan. It features Latinx families mostly sat around a kitchen table in San Francisco's Mission District, talking about family history and current events in the neighborhood. During the introduction we're told: "Everything happens in the kitchen ... we should call this film 'The Kitchen'." Permission kindly granted by The Ray Balberan Mission MediaArts Archive and KQED to screen on this website.

Note: this 16mm film print was re-transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2021. Film shrinkage was measured in October 2021 at 0.15%. There were issues with low audio levels on the optical soundtrack.

Date
1971
Format
16mm color reversal print, with optical soundtrack
Digital Format
mp4 file
Genre
Special interest
Copyright Holder
The Ray Balberan Mission MediaArts Archive and KQED
Duration
28:18
Identifier
mma-4
Views
945

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