CHARLIE SAYS BAGEL
and 4 BLOCK WALK

5 1/2 minutes
Super 8
1979/1980, New York City

Shown at Home Movie Day: New York City
Source: Shopsin Family
Introductory Essay by Andrew Lampert

Synopsis:
Two charming films of Charlie Shopsin, shot by his father in the the family's general store.
 
Historical Background:
These two almost ethnographic reels were gleaned from a collection of nearly 100 films shot by adoring father Kenneth Shopsin in the late 70s. Living in Manhattan's West Village with wife, Eve, Ken documented the experiences and shenanigans of their first born, Charlie, with his sound Super 8 camera.
--Andrew Lampert