with Alan Berliner

An experimental documentary complied from 16mm home movies of more than 60 different families, The Family Album is a collage of sounds and images of family life. Excellent pre-digital age editing by quirky filmmaker Alan Berliner pieces together an intimate portrait of the American Family, from the 1920s to the 1950s. These amateur movies and audio recordings mix profoundly to depict a deep journey from innocence to experience. With its historical progression constantly in the background, this hour-long montage charts the evolution of the family and offers an insightful perspective on life. Critic Roger Ebert called this “the most intriguing film” of the 1987 Edinburgh International Film Festival.