- Title: F-6011
- Summary: THE WEAPONS OF GORDON PARKS: THIS FILM TAKES A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW IN PRESENTING THE LIFE AND WORK OF LIFE MAGAZINE PHOTOJOURNALIST GORDON PARKS. MR. PARKS WEAPONS AGAINST POVERTY AND PREJUDICE ARE HIS TALENTS AND INTERESTS, AT WORK AND AT LEISURE. CIVIL RIGHTS. PSYCHOLOGY. SOCIAL PROBLEMS. MINORITIES. ARTISTS.
- Description:01:20:18 - MONTAGE OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES BY PARKS. "THE LEARNING TREE" 01:21:08 - PAN OF PARK'S LIVING ROOM. PARKS TYPES AT TYPEWRITER, "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, SMOKES PIPE, 01:22:09 - STILLS 01:22:51 - GORDON PARKS TYPING AT HOME DESK. SMOKING PIPE "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WANT" LOOKS OUT WINDOW. MINIATURE SCULPTURES, ART PIECES. 01:23:44 - CU PAN OF WRITERS DESK. PILE OF BOOKS 01:23:55 - CU HIS CAMERA WITH ZOOM LENS. PARKS LOADS CAMERA WITH FILM. LOOKING AT SLIDES. LIGHTS PIPE. PILE OF PHOTO SLIDES. EYE MAGNIFYING PIECE. LOUPE. LIGHT TABLE. AT HIS DESK WITH A RACK OF MANY DIFFERENT PIPES. 01:29:09 - FAKE ARTIFICIAL SILVER CHRISTMAS TREE IN FOREGROUND. GORDON PARKS PLAYS GRAND PIANO. CU HAMMERS IN PIANO HITS STRINGS. CU BLACK HANDS PLAY PIANO. 01:30:37 - PAN FAMILY PICTURES, PHOTOS HANG ON WALL IN ORNATE FRAMES. 01:31:05 - GORDON PARKS OUTSIDE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS ON ROOFTOP. 01:31:38 - HIGH ANGLE OF HARLEM. 01:32:10 - STREET SIGN OF W.125TH ST. AND LENOX AVE. IN HARLEM. PAN PAST BUILDINGS AND SIDEWALK. 01:33:07 - PARKS IN CAR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. 01:33:20 - POV DRIVING IN HARLEM. HARLEM STREET SCENES CIRCA 1968. GARBAGE ON THE STREETS. PAST STOREFRONT CHURCH, MARKETS, PAWN SHOP, BAR AND GRILL. SHINY CARS WITH TAIL FINS DRIVE BY. JESUS SAVES PAINTED ON WINDOW. GREAT TRACKING SHOT HARLEM IN THE 1960s 01:35:42 - BACK ALLEY. LAUNDRY HANGS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. MAN WALKS UP STONE STEPS. PARKS FOLLOWS AND TAKES HIS PICTURE. 01:36:04 - STILLS 01:38:00 - CU GORDON PARKS TAKES PHOTOGRAPHS OUT WINDOW. 01:38:13 - STILLS 01:40:57 - GRASSY FIELD. GRAVEYARD ON HILL TOP. BARE TREES. WINTER TREES. MAN RUNS WITH KID. 01:41:32 - DAD TAKES OFF CHILD'S COAT. SITS ON DADS LAP AND TYPES ON TYPEWRITER. SMILING. TICKLES HIS SON. LOVING MOMENT. FAMILY MOMENTS. 01:42:08 - WIFE ELIZABETH LYING ON HER STOMACH ON COUCH READING BOOK. GIVES HUSBAND CUP OF TEA. 01:42:52 - OLDER SON TAKES PICTURES OF HIS FATHER PLAYING PIANO. DAUGHTER HELPS WITH WRITING MUSIC. CU PENCIL WRITES. CU REEL TO REEL TAPE MACHINE. FATHER AND DAUGHTER WITH HEADPHONES ON. LARGE OLD FASHIONED MICROPHONE. 01:44:50 - PARKS ON TELEPHONE AT GALLERY. PHOTOS ON THE WALL. ARTIST'S SHOW. 01:46:46 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1968
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: F-6011