Film Media Spectrum
Excerpt from an 8 mm film by natural scientist William Büttiker-Otto documenting a scientific expedition through Zimbabwe and Mozambique in 1950. Led by Bernard Carp, members of the expedition collected animals, plants and ethnographic material on behalf of various museums in southern Africa. The film belongs to the Personal Archive PA.66 William Büttiker-Otto.
Excerpt from a home video portraying teacher and amateur entomologist Fritz Gaerdes and his wife Anne Marie Gaerdes in their home in Okahandja during the late 1960s. The film belongs to the Personal Archive PA.1 Fritz Gaerdes.
Pictured here are several VHS tapes with private recordings of TV programmes belonging to the Personal Archive PA.58 Peter and Sheila Schröder-Gordon.
Film documents are mainly represented in the form of videos and several Super 8 and 16 mm films about Namibia and southern Africa. These are unreleased films and video collections that were created for private use. If you are looking for published films and videos, please refer to the library catalogue.