Dad and Mona
Identifier
F.2005-08-0264
Date Of Production
1986
Abstract
"... A loving and comic portrait of [Stamet's] father and stepmother, Dad and Mona shows the foibles and familiarities of middle class family life. Dad, the engineer, gets a toy steam engine kit and happily assembles it and plays favorite songs with more feeling than skill on the piano while Mom endlessly tries to stage manage daily life. The pleasure here is one of recognition—not of course that we know these people, but we know very well that most of the time most of life is just like that." - Chuck Kleinhans
Description
Bill Stamets’ completed work depicts his father, William K. Stamets, and his stepmother, Ramona Hinton. Footage includes family holiday get-togethers, a carwash errand, William K. Stamets’ piano playing, and trips to Door County, Wisconsin, the Hinton Family's Minnesota farm, and Seattle.
Format
Super 8
Extent
400 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Genre
Form
Subject
Christmas
Holidays
Dogs
Domestic life
Farms
Family recreation
Family reunions
Hunting
Leisure
Musical instruments
Road trips
Snow
Vacations
Winter
Holidays
Dogs
Domestic life
Farms
Family recreation
Family reunions
Hunting
Leisure
Musical instruments
Road trips
Snow
Vacations
Winter
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Stamets, William Kerr (is participant)
Hinton, Ramona (is participant)
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