Super 8 Films

Ann Roy worked with various individuals in her community in Tepoztlán, Mexico in the 1970’s to conceive of portrait performances that she would then film with her Super 8 camera. These portraits were an exploration of each performers unique identity and also a discovery and sharing of that identity by and with Ann.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Man and woman, likely Christina and Juan Gustina, in costumes, dance in a field. Their dance involves a circle painted with a symbol. Much of reel's second half of reel is too dark to be identified. Ends with dancers bowing on a stage, where curtain falls.

    NOTES: 00:00 Camera zooms in on a circular shaped canvas. It depicts red and yellow stripes with an image of a blue eye in the middle; 00:05 A man and woman, possibly Christina and Juan Gustina, wear costumes and walk through a field as they prepare for a ballet skit. The man lifts the woman up over his head and the woman grabs the round canvas out of a tree. The couple continues to dance with the piece of artwork; 01:24 Film changes to show people dancing but it is very dark and difficult to decipher what else is happening; 02:27 Scene changes to show four women on a stage in black outfits. Another man and woman dressed in white ballet outfits take a bow next to the four women and exit the stage. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of two people - possibly Jake and Susy - sititng on a mat under a wooden meditation pyramid, in a walled garden. They hold a cup, possibly burning incense, and eat fruit. Reel also includes views of small brick patio nearby.

    NOTE: 00:00 Camera pans to different items such as a wooden meditation pyramid, a crescent moon, and a chalice or cup; 00:26 Scenes changes to show two lit candles in the dark and the moon; 01:10 Close-up view of incense burning in the cup; 01:43 The camera shows a person sitting under the wooden pyramid and eating fresh fruit. Two people sit on a stone ledge in the yard and look out at the pyramid structure; 02:25 Scene changes to show a close-up view of a flame on a torch at night; 02:45 Two people sit on a blanket under the pyramid with the smoking cup. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Title from film reads "4 Friends in Search of Somewhen." Photographer, possibly Bonnie Rochetto. Includes footage of men and women in costumes walking on a hill and posing in a cemetary and near a junk pile. A woman, possibly Sandra, wears an embroidered robe with mirrored sun on forehead. Ann Roy wears black and walks with a small boy. Two men wear wolf and bird masks. End card reads "EEEP Foundation"

    NOTE:00:00 Opening title card reads “4 Friends in Search of Somewhen.”; 00:18 Scene shows silhouettes of people standing on the horizon. They wear hats and capes. 00:53 Close-up view of the people walking through a site that appears to be a mine or someplace under construction. First, there is a woman, possibly Sandra, wearing a light pink outfit walking with someone wearing a white robe with a mask that resembles a bird. Next, another woman, Ann Roy, is dressed in black and walks with a young child. A person wearing a mask that looks like a wolf walks behind the woman and the child; 01:47 Close-up view of the wolf mask. The camera zooms into the open mouth of the mask; 01:54 The woman in the pink robe stands in a cemetery while a man sets the wolf mask up on a ledge of a memorial. He then helps the woman up on the top of the ledge; 02:39 All four people pose in front of a pile of scrap metal, two of them wearing the bird and wolf masks. The woman wearing the pink robe also wears a piece of jewelry that resembles a sun with a mirror in the middle. The camera zooms towards the mirror; 03:12 Close-up views of dandelions. People run through the fields of the cemetery; 03:49 A shadow of two hands join over a paper sculpture of a red and yellow flower. Closing credits read “EEEP Foundation.”

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE: 00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.

  • ABSTRACT: Title from film container. Reel contains footage of many people gathering in a field. A woman removes barbed wire from a fence. Camera close ups on many people, most out of focus.

    NOTE:00:00 Film shows a large group of people mingling outside; 00:17 A woman attempts to cut a barbed wire fence. There are other people sitting and walking around the woman at the fence; 00:48 Camera pans between a close-up view of different faces of women and men sitting and talking outside; 01:32 Scene changes to show something with smoke falling from the sky. Men and women continue to talk; 02:02 Two men tear down a wooden awning or roof from a structure in a yard; 02:30 Camera shows a close-up of a red rose. Film ends.