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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-13. The finding aid was written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Sue Jensen Weeks independent film collection Weeks, Sue Jensen, 1948- A0825 66 16mm film 15 reel-to-reel audiotapes 3 mini dv 1970-1978 The Sue Jensen Weeks independent film collection consists of workprints, elements, and final cuts of films she directed between 1970 and 1979. English

Sue Jensen Weeks was born in Provo, Utah. After attending public schools in Lewiston, New York and Palo Alto, California, she attended the University of Utah, University of Oslo, and Rhode Island School of Design. Weeks graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in film making. She started out in film and screen writing, writing for many documentaries including some about Sanpete County, which showed at film festivals in Krakow, Poland and England and later at Snow College. Weeks is now a poet, author, and painter.

Biography taken from her personal website and the Sanpete Messenger.

Collection is arranged by film projects.

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Donated by Sue Jensen Weeks in 2004.

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See also the ACCN 2179 Sue Jensen Weeks papers in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections

Forms part of the Utah Independent Film Archives.

The Sue Jensen Weeks independent film collection consists of 16mm films, reel-to-reel audiotapes, and Mini-DV tapes of her film projects, including workprints and film elements. Weeks' films include both experimental and documentary style, and some of them deal with life in Sanpete County, Ephraim, and Spring City, Utah.

 Spring City (Utah)--History--Sources Sanpete County (Utah) Independent filmmakers--Utah Women independent filmmakers--United States--Archives Amateur films--Utah Independent films Moving images Charlie 06 February 1978

Short film about man named Charlie Hill. Various footage of him going about his daily life, walking around his house, doing yardwork, and talking to his neigbors, with musical accompaniment.

 Charlie 1978 16mm (photographic film size) 00:11:16, black and white, sound 1 Charlie 1978 16mm (photographic film size) 00:11:16, black and white, sound 10 Charlie - Workprint 1978 16mm (photographic film size) black and white, sound 27 Charlie - Magnetic Track 1978 16mm (photographic film size) sound 34 Charlie 1978 open reel audiotape sound 68

Charlie mowing lawn, interview, Charlie's friend.

 Merill's Score 1978 open reel audiotape sound 71

one 1/4 tape labeled "Charly score by Merrill Clark".

 Spring City 1977

Short film about an old woman from Spring City, Utah, presumably Lafern Jensen. Various footage of her home and old farm in Spring City, occasionally showing family pictures as well. Musical accompaniment, along with commentary and anecdotes. Contributors: Sue Jensen Weeks, Lafern Jensen, Eugene Schweiger, Robert L. Jensen, Lionel Weeks, Michael McMillan.

 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 00:16:35, black and white, sound 2 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 4-5 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 9 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 12-13 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 15 Spring City 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 17 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 43

OCN elements, including: "titles", "WO #1277", magstock, "orig. trims", 1 unlabeled film.

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 44

One 16mm print labeled "77000, 78000's".

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 45

One 16mm print labeled "Stills", one 16mm print – unlabeled.

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 46

One small magstock – unlabeled, one 16mm print labeled "sync cuts", one 16mm print labeled "Wild – tails", four unlabeled 16mm prints.

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 47

One magstock labeled "sync – garden", one magstock labeled "straight shot", one magstock labeled "tails – morning garden", one large, unlabeled magstock.

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 48

Two unlabeled prints

 Spring City - Workprint 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 49

One 16mm edited workprint, one small 16mm piece of film (scrap).

 Spring City - Magstock 1977 16mm (photographic film size) sound 50

One edited magstock of the soundtrack.

 Spring City - Magstock 1977 16mm (photographic film size) sound 51

One edited magstock of the soundtrack, labeled "narration".

 Spring City - Magstock 1977 16mm (photographic film size) sound 53

16mm optical soundtrack, labeled "Seattle".

 Spring City - Elements 1977 16mm (photographic film size) 55

1 16mm print labeled "jumping jacks", 1 16mm print labeled "reactions", 1 16mm print labeled "reaction", 1 16mm print labeled "wild coach", 1 16mm print labeled "coach", 1 magstock labeled "9", 1 magstock labeled "reactions", 2 unlabeled 16mm prints.

 Spring City 1977 Mini-DV black and white, sound 79 Tourist 1974

Short film about two boys, Andy and Peter, and their school life. Various footage of a school class, gym class, Bellcourt Castle, and Andy's house. Most of the dialogue and commentary comes from their teacher. Contributors: Sue Jensen Weeks, Nick Aquilano, Gordon Argo, Mildred Bailey, Paul Houseberg, Hardu Keck, Andrea Shaprio, Yvonne Shilling, Lionel Weeks.

 Tourist 1974 16mm (photographic film size) 00:10:53, black and white, sound 3 Tourist 1974 16mm (photographic film size) 00:10:53, black and white, sound 6 Women's Dialogue P1 1974 16mm (photographic film size) 30

Three rolls. One labeled "women's dialogue part 1", one unlabled, one original camera negative (OCN) of titles for "Tourist".

 Tourist - Workprint 1974 16mm (photographic film size) 52

One edited workprint with red leader

 Tourist - Magstock 1974 16mm (photographic film size) 54

One large magstock.

 Tourist 1974 Mini-DV black and white, sound 80 Last November 1978

Short Film about an old woman who lives alone in her house. Various footage of her house and the town its in, accomanied by music and commentary from the woman about her life and her family. Contributors: Sue Jensen Weeks, Lafern Jensen, Pauline.

 Last November 1978 16mm (photographic film size) 00:16:08, black and white, sound 7 Last November 1978 16mm (photographic film size) 00:16:08, black and white, sound 16 Last November 1978 16mm (photographic film size) 00:16:08, black and white, sound 78 Who's Andy 1970-1979 Who's Andy 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 14 Who's Andy - Workprint 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 39 Who's Andy 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 78 Grandma 1975

These films are possibly elements of Last November and Spring City.

 Grandmas 1975 16mm (photographic film size) 29

Four rolls. One print labelled 'Grandmas', one large tapespliced magstock roll, one small magstock labeled "music theme", and one small magstock labeled "excess tape".

 Grandma's Outs 1975 open reel audiotape sound 61 Grandma, Wild Sounds 1975 open reel audiotape sound 64 Grandma Paulsen 1975 open reel audiotape sound 66

One 1/4 tape labeled "grandma Paulsen wild sound, 1975, Ephraim, UT".

 Grandma's Edited 1975 open reel audiotape sound 67 Grandma Jensen 1975 open reel audiotape sound 69 Grandma J. Finished Reel 1975 open reel audiotape sound 76 Other Titled Projects and Elements 1970-1979 Chant 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 11 58 - Workprint 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 22 Sheep Tails 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 23

One workprint labeled sheep tails, one magstock labeled tail synch kitchen, one magstock labeled tails sound outs, one unlabeled small magstock.

 Space Film 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 24

One spliced film labeled "space film original" 16mm, one A/B roll with white leader, one spliced magstock roll.

 UK Telecommunication 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 25 1st Synch 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 31 1st Shoot Heads Synch 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 32 Head Workprint 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 33 Sync 2nd Shot 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 37 Family Scene New Jersey 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 40 Head Weeks Roll 2 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 41

One roll, labeled "Heads Weeks O 1662 PLOS-X Orig. Roll 2".

 Head Weeks Roll 4 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 42

One roll, labeled "Heads Weeks O 1662 PLOS-X Orig. Roll 4".

 Hardford Score 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 62 Musical Score 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 63 Alan's House 1976 open reel audiotape sound 65

"1st shooting, Alan's House, 6-16-76".

 Kodaly Sonata 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 72

Kodaly Sonata for unaccompanied cello.

 Dialogue 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 73 Bob's Score Outs 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 74

One 1/4 tape labeled "Bob's score outs - Hartford".

 Bach 1970-1979 open reel audiotape sound 75

One 1/4 tape labeled "score Bob Harford – BACH".

 Untitled Projects and Elements 1970-1979 Unknown Film 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 8 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 18 Untitled A/B Rolls 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 19 Untitled Workprint 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 20 Two Untitled Workprints 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 21 Untitled Workprint 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 26 Untitled Project 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 28

Five unlabelled magstock rolls, three untitled workprints.

 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 35 Untitled A/B Roll 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 36 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 38

One unlabeld 16mm, and one unlabeled super 8 print.

 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 56 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 57 Miscellaneous 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 58

One magstock labeled "Tails", 1 unidentified magstock, 1 magstock labeled "sound", 1 16mm print labeled "tails", 1 16mm print labeled "stills", 2 unidentified 16mm prints.

 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 59 Untitled 1970-1979 16mm (photographic film size) 60 Untitled 1970-1979 Open reel audiotape sound 70 Tape 1 1970-1979 Mini-DV 81