Family films · the 1970s

Early Days

Christmas mornings, the river, the beach, a red car and two small sisters. Shot on film by Kent, kept on a DVD, and now here for everyone.

3 highlight reels 1 hr 13 min full film 92 scenes to jump to
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Highlights

Three reels, one minute each

Short montages cut from the full film. Press play on any of them; they start right here.

Reel 011:02

Christmas & the coast

Presents under the tree, Easter eggs, a day at Disneyland.
Reel 021:02

Baskets & backyards

Easter baskets, a family lunch, the sidewalk and the sand.
Reel 031:02

Boats & birthdays

The station wagon, the boat, the surf, and a game of pool.
The full film

Seventy-three minutes of Early Days

Every scene from the DVD, in order. Tap any frame in the strip below to jump straight to that moment.

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    Photobook

    Twenty-two pages of stills

      The original DVD cover for Early Days, with its grid of chapter thumbnails
      Keepsake

      Made by Kent, from a box of old film reels

      These scenes were shot on home movie film in the 1970s. Kent gathered the reels and had them transferred to a single DVD in 2011, titled simply “Early Days”. This page is that disc, unpacked for the web.

      The full film here is the untouched DVD transfer at its original quality. If you want a copy of your own, it is one click away.

      Download the full film (7.8 GB)