The Augustas (1930)

Directed by

Scott Nixon II

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

16 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A traveling insurance agent filmed his own life and trips over several decades. The movie shows ordinary moments from his perspective in the 1930s and 1940s.

nostalgicquietobservationalpersonalearnestgentlereflectiveslice-of-life

What happens

The Augustas (filmed in the 1930s and the 1940s) is a home movie made by Scott Nixon, a traveling insurance agent from Augusta, Georgia and an avid member of the Amateur Cinema League who enjoyed recording his life and travels on film. It lasts approximately 16 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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