29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Windy Ledge Farm
Windy Ledge Farm
Windy Ledge Farm

Windy Ledge Farm

Elizabeth Woodman Wright / United States / 1929 / East European Premiere / 6 min.


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.

more about film

director: Elizabeth Woodman Wright
photography: Elizabeth Woodman Wright

contact

LIGHTCONE / Christophe Bichon / 157, rue de Crimée / 75019 / Paris / France / +33 01 46 59 01 53 / lightcone@lightcone.org / www.lightcone.org

Film at festival

premiere type:East European Premiere
festival edition:2018
section:Fascinations: Home
format:Video File
language:Silent
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Elizabeth Woodman Wright
original title:Windy Ledge Farm
country:United States
year:1929
running time:6 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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