Michael Holman Family Home Movie #31

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original metal film reel (b), and an original metal can (c). The film begins with a series of panning shots overlooking the skyline of Lisbon, Portugal. The next series of shots depicts streetlifestreet life in historic sections of Lisbon with passers by interacting with the camera. This is followed by several shots of Tamariz beach, near Lisbon. Several wide shots taken from a boat depict views of Lisbon. Following these shots are more scenes of streetlifestreet life in Lisbon and a series of shots of streetlifestreet life taken in an unidentified village in Spain.

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