Navigating the turbulence of grief with a camera as a guide.
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An 85-year-old 16mm Keystone Movie Camera with a story to tell, and a filmmaker grieving the loss of her father, meet for an interview and a fresh roll of Kodak film.
An 85-year-old 16mm Keystone Movie Camera with a story to tell, and a filmmaker grieving the loss of her father, meet for an interview and a fresh roll of Kodak film.
After her father's death, Deborah Vatcher was entrusted with her family's film archive dating from 1947 - 1965. As the movies were scanned and shared with family, Deborah connected with the few remaining people still living who had direct knowledge of the scenes, to see what they remembered of the people and places in the images.
A Reel Story Film, about a real camera and the people whose lives it touched.
The Keystone 16mm Movie Camera was made in Boston, MA, in the early 1900s, in a sturdy brick building now repurposed as apartments for seniors & the disabled.
The Keystone 16mm Movie Camera was made in Boston, MA, in the early 1900s, in a sturdy brick building now repurposed as apartments for seniors & the disabled.
Photo courtesy Dorchester Historical Society
Photo courtesy Dorchester Historical Society
Screenshots from Keystone.
Screenshots from Keystone.
KEYSTONE
KEYSTONE
a Reel Story film, directed by Deborah Vatcher
Spring 2025
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