HANDS

  • Willard Van Dyke
  • Ralph Steiner
  • 1934
  • United States
  • 4 minutes
  • silent

Made for the government by two filmmakers close to avant-garde and activist cinema, the film uses close-ups of hands to connote the unemployed, and then the circuit of labour and money. The form itself gives the impression of a dynamic government that encourages freedom of expression. The screenings often ended with a lively discussion.

  • Production : Pathé News pour la Works Progress Administration, Division of Information
  • Copy Contact : National Archives at College Park - daniel.rooney@nara.gov