Catholic Missions in California & Southwest "Mission Life" (1965)
1965 · Short film · 15 min
Synopsis
This black & white educational film is about the Native Americans working at a Southwest Mission. This was an Arthur Barr Production from 1965. Opening titles: a Native American turns a book that has the credits on it - MISSION LIFE, Alta, CA 1776 (:10-:46). A Native American rings a bell. A Monk writes. Sheep graze in Alta, CA. Fertile grass and plants. Hands touch squash. A Native American eats fruit from the branch. A Monk blesses a Native American at a Mission. A Monk writes. The Natives plant and garden in the soil. Rake some dirt. Manure is carried over to the ground. Natives stomp their feet in the adobe pit. Close on the feet stomping (:47-3:49). Natives pour mud into another larger container and carry it away. Bricks are then molded from the adobe, one by one. It is placed into a mold and then smoothed. A brick is made. Process of making the brick is shown in detail. A Native American focuses on molding. The hot sun beats down onto the bricks and they will be turned over one by one when it is time. Bricks are turned and edges wiped to be smooth. Bricks are placed into zig zag pattern to keep them from falling over (3:50-6:12). Bricks, now dried, are piled up slowly by the Natives. Each brick weighs about thirty pounds. The Native American molder places the bricks where they are to go and creates a wall. He spreads adobe mortar to fill the joints between bricks.Adobe is handed in a pail, poured, and spread. The wall is being built. A Monk writes at a table. Candles…
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Details
- Running time
- 15 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Catholic Mission
- California
- Southwest
- Mission Life
- 1965
- Churches
- Stock Footage
