Synopsis
Saga: The Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society
(Fictional history) A film by Stella Weiss (1962) 16mm silent
The Abandoned Ark
(Fictional history): Years: 1926,1927,1934 Filmmakers: not known Transfer note: copied at 18 frames per second from a 16mm black and white Kodak safely film original. Running time: 5 minutes 28 seconds Silent
The Society Documents Itself
(Fictional history): This film was made by in 1937 Arthur Rosenzweig, a member of the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society. Here he recreates one of his dreams on film and analyzes it according to Freud's theories.
The Bear Dream
(Fictional history): Year: 1926 Filmmaker: Albert Grass Transfer note: copied at 18 frames per second from a 16mm black and white Kodak safely film original. Running time: 2 minutes 41 seconds Silent
The Midget Crane
Teddy Weisengrund, a member of the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society, recreates one of his dreams on film and analyzes it according to Freud's theories.
The Lion Dream
(Fictional history): Year: 1931 Filmmaker: Charmian de Forde Music: Duke Ellington, "Mooche", "Black and Tan" Transfer note: copied at 24 frames per second from a 16mm black and white Kodak print with variable density optical sound track. Running time: 6 minutes 22 seconds
The Praying Mantis
(Fictional history): Year: 1954 Filmmaker: Beverly d'Angelo Transfer note: copied at 24 frames per second from a 16mm Kodachrome original with magnetic stripped sound. Sound: from the album "Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty" Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble Running time: 3 minutes 5 seconds
The Lonely Chicken Dream
(Fictional history): Year : 1964 Filmmaker: Robert Troutman "Bobby Beaujolais" Transfer note: copied at 18 frames per second from an 8mm Kodachrome camera original with magnetic stripped sound. Music: "The Man that Got Away" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland on the album, "Judy at Carnegie Hall" Running time: 5 minutes 10 seconds
