Windy Ledge Farm

synopsis

A noteworthy amateur filmmaker sets out to register impressive images of life on a family farm, taking notice of subtle situations and details which show a passion for the factual and the poetic, and coming up with a sketch of the cycle of the changing seasons in the countryside.

biography

American Elizabeth Woodman Wright (1855–1961) recorded the life of her family and the area around her family farm. She is a unique representative of early American cinema who managed, without any artistic training, to capture farming life with a distinctive sense of poetry.

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