Ile Ife Films
and the
Arthur Hall Collection

Log of Materials
in the
Digital Archive

Last Update: February 5, 2011

AHC Photo Archive

AHC Archive 01 - Digital files processed by Northeast Historic Film

Final Cut Express - Captured files and working timelines for editing, color correction, etc.

AHC DV Archive - Digital files exported from Final Cut Express

Compare progress with the log of videotapes in the Arthur Hall Collection

AHC Photo Archive

Elizabeth Roberts Collection - 3,307 photo files - See samples

Ken Abendschein Collection - 1,119 photo files - See samples

AHC Archive 01 - Digital files processed by Northeast Historic Film

AHC 1973 House of Love 01.mov | 43.19 GB
Ray Hartung's 16mm film (1974, 25:13) digitized from a Umatic copy of a VHS tape

AHC Orpheus S8.mov | 90.4 GB
Single camera transcript of a performance of Orpheus digitized from two reels of Super 8mm original. See Overture for a sampling.

Final Cut Express - Captured files and working timelines for editing, color correction, etc.

AHC 1956.fcp - The Unvictorious One by Jorge Preloran
Edited and unedited versions

AHC 1973 01.fcp - ILE IFE House of Love by Ray C. Hartung
includes materials from House of Love 01.mov and captured from SVHS

AHC 1993.fcp - SVHS-120 Camera Tapes AHC 93-01 through AHC 93-07 (Phila 1-7)
Arthur Hall Children's class at William Penn HS Gym, James Corry, drummer
Arthur Hall Day Press Conference at Philadelphia City Hall
Arthur Hall Day ceremony at Pennsylvania Academy of Art
Arthur Hall's return to the Ile Ife Center
Street parade: Jomo Amen Ra & Mikey, Rufus Harley, and stiltdancer Kofi Gyemoriah
MarcFest '93 performances at William Penn HS outdoor stage
Arthur Hall master class at Movement Theater International (MTI)
Performance at MTI, including Arthur Hall's Obatala

AHC promo.fcp - captured from VHS, includes excerpts from:
Snake Dance
Hurobo Water Spirit
Marvin Gaye Suite
Temptation, with Ione Nash

AHC SDTD.fcp - Snake Dance Teacher Dance by Bruce Williams

AHC DV Archive - Digital files exported from Final Cut Express

AHC 1956 01.dv - The Unvictorious One (Edited and unedited) - 4.01 GB

AHC 1956 02.dv - The Unvictorious One (Unedited) - 1.99 GB

AHC 1956 ED.dv - The Unvictorious One (Edited with titles) - 2.04 GB - Included on AHC DVD #1

AHC 1973 01.dv - ILE IFE House of Love - 5.47 GB - Included on AHC DVD #1

AHC [1977] SDTD.dv - Snake Dance Teacher Dance - 3.86 GB - Included on AHC DVD #1

AHC 1980S.dv - Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble Promo - 1.6 GB - Included on AHC DVD #1

AHC 1993 01.dv - AHCsvhs 93-01 "Phila 1" (120 minute camera original) - 26.1 GB

AHC 1993 01A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-01 "Phila 1" PART ONE of two - (58:22:19) - 12.6 GB

00:28:00 - Arthur Hall Children's Class, July 15, 1993, William Penn HS Gym
07:09:14 - Cross floor
16:39:26 - cross floor with umbrellas
28:02:28 - teen class (NG)
33:41:22 - July 16, 1993, Arthur Hall Day, Philadelphia City Hall
38:14:19 - Rep. David Richardson address
42:51:17 - Arthur Hall address
45:40:15 - Dance Performance
55:40:15 - Curtis Brown address
56:03:17 - Van Williams address
57:17:21 - Rufus Harley presentation to Arthur

AHC 1993 01B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-01 "Phila 1" PART TWO of two - (59:02:05) - 12.75 GB

00:18:29 - July 16, 1993, Penn. Academy of Art, Arthur Hall Day
11:49:24 - Robert Rutman address
14:14:06 - Michael Pedretti address
16:07:01 - Ghanaian Representative address
17:59:12 - Rep. David Richardson address
31:04:04 - Lily Yeh address
38:02:24 - Sarah McGee address
42:07:13 - Joan Myers Brown address
46:45:05 - Arthur Hall address (excerpt - tape runout)

AHC 1993 02A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-02 "Phila 2" PART ONE of two - (58:03:24) - 12.53 GB

00:30:00 - Arthur's address at Penn Acad of Art (Continued), July 16, 1993
02:39:07 - Drumming with Daryl Burgee, Steve Jackson, et al
06:34:10 - Steve Jackson song
08:39:29 - Kwasi Agire address
12:11:18 - Third song, Arthur dances
14:00:02 - Mama Liz dances, followed by Rita, Kofi, Vangie, et al
15:36:22 - Scuddy McGee dances
16:51:00 - Penn Academy of Art welcome
18:24:00 - Kofi Asante address
20:23:06 - July 17, 1993, Arthur returns to Ile Ife (exterior) w/ Jojo, Van, et al
26:19:18 - Arthur pours libations
31:40:16 - Ile Ife (interior) with Ione Nash
39:46:29 - July 17 Parade down Broad to MarcFest '93
50:14:18 - Arrive Wm Penn HS
51:45:14 - Outdoor stage at William Penn High School

AHC 1993 02B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-02 "Phila 2" PART TWO of two - (59:21.24) - 12.81 GB

00:30:00 - Outdoor stage at Wm Penn HS, stilt walkers, July 17, 1993
04:02:24 - Puppets, "Save the Bones for Henry Jones"
06:48:05 - shots of crowd / children
13:58:14 - AH introduced on stage / photographs
20:08:22 - Philadanco
25:19:26 - Music performance w/dancer
28:50:06 - AADE introduction
29:46:18 - Salaamale
35:03:19 - Adua
39:56:03 - Ghana Highlife w/ Khalilah dancing w/ kids, et al
44:42:26 - Ewe dance
50:14:04 - Arthur in tent
55:29:10 - Philadelphia at night w/ Arthur Hall Day sign


AHC 1993 03A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-03 "Phila 3" PART ONE of three - (58:15.15) - 11.5 GB

00:30:00 - Children;s class at Wm Penn HS, July 15, 1993
23:25:14 - teen class
26:39:12 - July 16, Philadelphia City Hall reception
35:55:21 - Rep. Richardson presentation to Arthur
43:04:12 - State presentation to Arthur
45:01:05 - Arthur's thank you
48:19:18 - Kulumele performance


AHC 1993 03B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-03 "Phila 3" PART TWO of three - (36:57.17) - 7.98 GB

00:30:00 - City Hall reception (continued), July 16, 1993
01:42:18 - Curtis Brown
02:30:08 - Van Williams, et al
04:26:00 - Rufus Harley presentation to Arthur
08:31:09 - Pennsylvania Academy of Art reception introductions
11:28:27 - Invocation, etc
16:45:14 - Bob Rutman address
18:52:04 - Michael Pedretti address
19:42:24 - Ghanaian Representative address
21:30:22 - Rep. David Richardson address
29:18:17 - Lily Yeh address
31:15:13 - Sarah McGee address
33:03:09 - Joan Myers Brown address

AHC 1993 03C.dv - AHCsvhs 93-03 "Phila 3" PART THREE of three - (31:03.08) - 6.7 GB

00:24:00 - Arthur Hall address

AHC 1993 04A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-04 "Phila 4" PART ONE of two - (58:29.17) - 12.62 GB

00:26:22 - July 16, Pennsylvania Academy of Art reception introductions
01:23:12 - Bob Rutman address
02:41:12 - Rep. David Richardson, et al, addresses
08:11:14 - Sarah McGee, et al addresses
09:16:29 - Arthur Hall address
26:43:29 - Kwasi, Steve Jackson, et al performance, etc
33:26:10 - dance at PAA
37:30:01 - Closing remarks at PAA
39:58:28 - July 17, Arthur Hall at Ile Ife - Village of the Arts park tour
50:10:02 - Libations
55:17:20 - Ile Ife interior with Ione Nash class

AHC 1993 04B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-04 "Phila 4" PART TWO of two - (59:33.12) - 12.85 GB

00:26:22 - July 17, Ile Ife tour continuess
18:09:19 - Joseph Williams plays park bells
19:11:28 - Parade down Broad Street
31:06:07 - Wm Penn HS outdoor stage, MarcFest 93
42:29:28 - Puppet show - "Save the Bones for Henry Jones"
57:34:11 - Music

AHC 1993 05A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-05 "Phila 5" PART ONE of two

Bob Lazar camera - (59:20.15) - 12.8 GB

00:20:04 - Obatala rehearsal at Movement Theatre International (MTI)
24:33:17 - Kulumele performance
34:59:16 - Yemanja performance
45:47:09 - family troup performance

AHC 1993 05B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-05 "Phila 5" PART TWO of two

Bob Lazar camera - (41:37.04) - 8.98 GB

00:20:04 - Kofi Asante, Curtis Brown remarks at MTI
02:16:26 - Kwasi, Steve, et al, performance
12:43:19 - Obatala reunion performance
30:16:24 - Closing dance with Ione Nash

AHC 1993 06A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-06 "Phila 6" PART ONE of two

Patrice Janssen/Bruce Williams camera - (58:13.11) - 12.56 GB

00:20:04 - Master class at MTI
06:22:10 - Cross-floor
07:26:04 - Yanvallu cross-floor
16:24:17 - Obatala rehearsal
34:12:10 - Concert introduction at MTI
37:18:08 - Yemanja performance
51:29:04 - Kulumele performance

AHC 1993 06B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-06 "Phila 6" PART TWO of two

Patrice Janssen/Bruce Williams camera - (47:08.28) - 10.17 GB

00:20:04 - family performance
04:00:18 - Stiltwalkers
07:35:23 - family troup
11:03:21 - Kwasi, Steve, et al, performance
19:40:17 - Obatala reunion performance
37:43:21 - Closing dance with Ione Nash

AHC 1993 07A.dv - AHCsvhs 93-07 "Phila 7" PART ONE of two

Perkins Foss camera - (57:29.29) - 12.41 GB

00:20:04 - Master class at MTI
12:14:05 - Yanvallu cross-floor
26:47:29 - Obatala rehearsal
33:10:06 - Concert introduction at MTI
35:21:19 - Libations and Yemanja performance
43:13:08 - Kulumele performance
47:41:19 - Kwasi, Steve, et al, performance
54:05:09 - dancers perform

AHC 1993 07B.dv - AHCsvhs 93-07 "Phila 7" PART TWO of two

Perkins Foss camera - (41:30.21) - 8.96 GB

00:20:04 - Rafia and bowls at MTI
06:47:17 - Obatala reunion performance
24:54:05 - Closing dance with Ione Nash
35:06:10 - Philadelphia Tribune TV show w/ Rufus, Van, Vangie, et al