Memphremagog (2025 Preservation Print)

“Memphremagog” violently sprints and halts through a collage of travel montage, providing a glimpse at cattle, nature, and road tripping. The sequence paces out on a close up of seemingly JoAnn Elam’s face before transitioning into a family scene on a cabin’s back porch. There, a parliament of characters engages with one another: talking, laughing, braiding, and dancing, as two dogs wander.

Credits

JoAnn Elam (filmmaker)

Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1973
Cfa collection: JoAnn Elam Collection
Subjects: Family recreation; Travel; Animals
Places: North America > United States > Vermont > Lake Memphremagog
Language: English
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, 177 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43198

Sources

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