A Country Mile (2025 Preservation Print)

Using multiple exposure and partially obscuring the lens, Elam turns a simple walk down a rural, wooded path into a mesmerizing journey seen through two wildly roaming eyes.

Credits

JoAnn Elam (filmmaker)

Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1973
Cfa collection: JoAnn Elam Collection
Subjects: Nature; Dogs; Leisure
Places: North America > United States
Language: English
Shot log: Exact date of production is unknown. Title card reads "Snapshots".
Film notes: This 16mm preservation print was made from the 8mm original in 2025, thanks to an Avant-Garde Masters Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation and The Film Foundation.
Cfa elements: Preservation print, 147 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43195

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video