Dr. Robert C. Johnson Collection

Date: circa November 1970

Description: People gather inside of a building for a soul dinner. People cook, serve food, dance, play music, and chat throughout the film.

Duration: 3 minutes, 36 seconds

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• (00:01 - 00:08): An adult is putting the shoes on a child seated on indoor steps.
• (00:08 - 00:10): A child is standing and looking towards the camera making a face. A person is standing off to the right side of the screen.
• (00:10 - 00:14): Group of four adults conversing at a table. Two are standing and two are sitting.
• (00:14 - 00:20): Two people are sitting at a table. In the background, a person walks through a door behind the table.
• (00:20 - 00:24): Three people descending a flight of stairs towards a set of rounded double doors leading outside. All three figures are facing away from the camera. There is a car outside of the doors and leaves on the ground, and it is slightly dark outside.
• (00:24 - 00:38): Scene inside of a kitchen. Camera pans from the left side of the kitchen to the right side. On the left side, a countertop is seen with four silver and white pots and pans, crumpled tin foil, stacked cans, and multiple open drawers. In the center of the room is a white stove with silver and white pots, and a small white table with cups, a large silver coffee pot, and other various items taking up space. A figure stands facing the back of the kitchen, with only the side of their body visible.
• (00:38 - 00:43): Three people are standing over a sink in the kitchen holding food and dishes. All three turn towards the right side of the kitchen at the same time, and are laughing and smiling.
• (00:43 - 00:45): A group of people gather in a crowded room. A person walks out of room and frame.
• (00:45 - 00:49): A person washing dishes in sink. Another person enters frame with bowl of food.
• (00:49 - 00:53): A person is stirring with a wooden spoon in a large silver pot on top of a white stove. They are facing away from the camera, then turn towards the camera and exit on the left side of the frame.
• (00:53 - 00:54): Two people enter through a door that is slightly open.
• (00:54 - 00:57): Cluttered dishes with food on a countertop.
• (00:57 - 01:02): Plastic bags filled with long buns sit inside a small cardboard box with an orange "Budweiser" logo. A brown paper bag stands on either side of the box with buns. Behind the box with buns is a taller brown box with a silver pan propped against it.
• (01:02 - 01:06): Three people are washing dishes in a kitchen. The person standing in the middle is talking to the other people.
• (01:06 - 01:19): Four people are working in a kitchen. Three of the people are washing dishes, while the fourth person cuts a dish in a pan.
• (01:19 - 01:23): Professor Jack Kirkland opens a door into the kitchen. They walk through, then shut the door behind them. They are smiling and talking.
• (01:23 - 01:29): Two people move around a kitchen. One puts a dish away, then points towards the other.
• (01:29 - 01:32): A person stands next to a countertop and picks up different pot lids, looking underneath each. They are joined in frame by another person. They speak to one another.
• (01:32 - 01:49): A white bag with strawberries sits atop a pile of brown bags and boxes directly behind a white chair with a rounded backrest; the chair and pile of bags are towards the right. In the middle is a white refrigerator with a silver logo and handle. A red, white, and blue striped cloth is draped on a box on the left side of the refrigerator. A person passes by the camera. Directly behind them is Professor Jack Kirkland.
• (01:49 - 01:52): A box with cans and paper and a silver pot are shown on the floor.
• (01:52 - 02:05): A person is serving food to another person, while others wait in a line to be served.  People in the line hold plates, some with food and some without.
• (02:05 - 02:08): A younger person looks away from the camera as the flash turns on. Others are gathering in the background, and many hold plates of food.
• (02:08 - 02:15): Two people are serving food on one side of a table. On the other side there are people standing in a line with plates, waiting to have their plates filled.
• (02:15 - 02:22): Two people are standing behind a table, conversing. One individual is tapped by a third person, and the two begin speaking. In the background, others talk and serve food.
• (02:22 - 02:32): Multiple people are gathered around a table. The people closest to the camera are moving in a line to their right, with their backs to the camera. On the other side of the table, people are serving food.
• (02:32 - 02:41): A group of people sit and plays instruments together. One plays the piano, one plays the drums, and two are playing the guitar. The piano player also sings.
• (02:41 - 02:43): A group sits and plays instruments together. One plays the piano, one plays the drums, and two are playing the guitar. The guitar players smile while they play.
• (02:43 - 02:51): A person stands behind a table, placing individual cups down and talking to those in front of the table. Another person comes from the left and places a stack of cups down on the table.
• (02:51 - 02:58): An adult is sitting and holding a baby. A cloud of smokes rises into the screen. The baby sneezes, and surrounding adults laugh and smile.
• (02:58 - 03:07): People are sitting at tables, conversing. Some talk and laugh with only their table, but most have conversations with those at different tables as well.
• (03:07 - 03:15): An adult holds a baby up in the air. The baby laughs and smiles as the camera zooms in on their face.
• (03:15 - 03:19): A person sings into a wired microphone while someone plays along on a piano next to them.
• (03:19 - 03:21): A group of people sit while clapping and cheering.
• (03:21 - 03:36): No footage.