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Mike Cassidy independent film collection, 1969-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cassidy, Mike, (independent filmmaker)
- Title
- Mike Cassidy independent film collection
- Dates
- 1969-1984 (inclusive)19691984
- Quantity
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36 16mm film
3 reel-to-reel audiotapes - Collection Number
- A1185
- Summary
- The Mike Cassidy independent film collection consists of work prints and film elements directed and produced by him, and other unique videos. Cassidy's most known work is the "(Attack of) The Giant Brine Shrimp". This collection has not yet been digitized.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mike Cassidy, born February 18, 1949, Utah, was a University of Utah Arts student around 1969, and was a writer and photographer for the University of Utah Student Newspaper (then The Daily Utah Chronicle). He then became a Salt Lake Tribune staff photographer from 1969 to 1972, and focused on filmmaking after that date. His film, the "(Attack of) The Giant Brine Shrimp," was shown on many arts and film festivals, including the Great Basin Film Festival. The film was one of the finalist in the 1975 Student Film Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Cassidy was friends with other remarkable Utah independent filmmakers, like Trent Harris, Diane Orr, and C. Larry Roberts. Cassidy passed away in San Fracisco, California on November 21, 1985.
This information was compiled by Special Collections staff after researching through Utah and California newspapers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mike Cassidy independent film collection consists of 36 16mm films and 3 reel-to-reel audiotapes of elements of his experimental films and other videos filmed by him. Film elements include A, B, and C rolls, 16mm magnectic tracks, and sound on reel-to-reel audiotape, in addition to some work prints. Cassidy's films mostly take place in Utah and California. His most known film is the "(Attack of) The Giant Brine Shrimp", but the collection also includes other unique films, such as "Oct. 15", "Mondo Sleazo", and "Armageddon", in addition to footages of the Pride Festival (which the director refers as "Gay Parade") from the 1970s and 1980s, in Utah or California. This collection has not yet been digitized.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Mike Cassidy films' copyrights are held by Diane Orr.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Item Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection was organized by keeping the film elements together with each other, and by separating interviews, produced and amateur films, and other filmed footage.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Diane Orr and Trent Harris in 2015.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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Related Materials
Forms part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Reel | ||
1 | Mike Cassidy Interview 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
|
undated |
2 | Magnetic Sound - MISC 16mm (photographic film size) sound
16mm magnetic soundtrack.
|
undated |
3 | Mike Cassidy: Miscellaneous footage 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
17 February 1984 |
4 | Miscellaneous footage 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
undated |
5 | Armageddon 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
undated |
6 | Brine Shrimp Extra, Ping Pong, Circus 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1971 |
7 | Giant Brine Shrimp (Original + Mag Track) 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
Includes original print (7A) and magnetic soundtrack (7B). Produced by Beecher Films.
|
undated |
8 | The Giant Brine Shrimp musical sound score - Mondo Sleazo vocal open reel audiotape sound
Musical soundtrack for The Giant Brine Shrimp and vocals for Mondo Sleazo.
|
undated |
9 | The Giant Brine Shrimp sound effects open reel audiotape sound
Sound effects for The Giant Brine Shrimp.
|
undated |
10 | Attack of the Giant Brine Shrimp - Original Film 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1980 |
11 | Stockdale's (A roll + B roll + Mag track) 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
Includes A roll (11A), B roll (11B), and magnetic soundtrack (11C).
|
21 December 1981 |
12 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (B&W filter tests, TV) 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1975 |
13 | Meanwhile (B and A rolls) 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Rolls B and A spliced together in the same film reel.
|
November 1974 |
14 | River Trip 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1973 |
15 | Salt Lake City Original 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1970 |
16 | AZIZ - A, B, C, Mag / Salt Lake City - A, Mag / The Big Parade - A, Mag 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
All rolls A, B, and magnetic soundtrack in the same film. Date determined by film edge code.
|
1974 |
17 | Mondo Sleazo - Excerpt 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1974 |
18 | Mondo Sleazo - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
|
1974 |
19 | Mondo Sleazo - Soundtrack 16mm (photographic film size) sound
16mm magnetic soundtrack.
|
1974 |
20 | Mondo Sleazo - Original 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1973 |
21 | The Party - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1972 |
22 | The Party - Original 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1972 |
23 | For All Three Artichokes and Weenies 16mm (photographic film size) Color, sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1974 |
24 | Bizarre Movie. Nancy Stotz A, B, orig. (To Mike Cassidy) 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Includes A roll (24A) and B roll (24B).
|
27 March 1980 |
25 | The Right Stuff 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1973 |
26 | Man O Man / Jimi Hendrix / Robin Hood / Malace in Wonderland 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1982 |
27 | Orange Juice / Oct. 15 16mm (photographic film size) color, sound
|
15 October 1969 |
28 | Oct. 15 - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1969 |
29 | Audiotape for the film: Oct. 15 open reel audiotape sound
|
undated |
30 | Gay Parade 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
Date determined by film edge code.
|
1976 |
31 | Gay Parade 1982 - Original 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1982 |
32 | Gay Parade 1983 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1983 |
33 | Gay Parade 1977 - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, no sound
|
1977 |
34 | Haight Street Fair 1983 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1983 |
35 | Gay Parade 1978 - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1978 |
36 | Castro Fair, Gay Parade 1981 - Work Print 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1981 |
37 | Gay Freedom Day - Original 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
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20 July 1977 |
38 | No on 6 / Gay Parades 1977-1983 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1977-1983 |
39 | Parade '78 16mm (photographic film size) color, no sound
|
1978 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Amateur films--Utah
- Independent filmmakers--Utah
Form or Genre Terms
- Experimental films
- Independent films
- Moving images
- Sound recordings