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Caskets being unloaded from a United semi trailer, placed onto forklifts and into a warehouse.
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Pan dozens of caskets lined up side by side.
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Shots of the huge dug out gravesite to hold the many caskets of the bodies of folk who died at Jones Town.
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Men open the doors to a semi trailer, officials looking on at the many caskets inside. CU a casket, inside a box labeled 18A.
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A forklift carries caskets and places them into the massive gravesite. Officials seen walking the perimeter.
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A Black man stands alone smoking a cigarette and looking at the dozens of caskets neatly lined up.
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A group of African Americans arrives to pay their respects.
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CU flowers on the gravesite. Pan across to the forklift carefully placing the caskets into the gravesite.
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Several shots of the caskets being readied to be buried. Caskets placed in boxes, chained and placed on forklifts, placed in the gravesite.
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| 00:06:01 361.67 |
Female reporter on telephone, desk phone circa 1970's with rotary dial and corded handset. The reporter is taking notes, trying to get the latest information about the Jonestown tragedy soon after it occurred.
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CUs Reel to reel tape recorder circa 1970's - tapes spinning, recorded voices heard, cu of the meter on the recorder, needle going back and forth.
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| 00:10:03 603.52 |
Another reporter at a desk talking on the phone, corded handset in his ear, getting details of the mass suicide right after it was known to have occurred.
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| 00:16:46 1006.92 |
Press conference immediately after the mass suicide was known. Dozens of mics on table pointed at a speaker. He discounts the rumor of Swiss bank accounts of the members of the People's Temple being closed out, he holds up an airline ticket, and reads from a report.
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A female member of the Peoples Temple (a reliable source from the inside), legal assistant to Timothy Oliver Stoen , talks into mics and defends herself from the false statements about herself, a gives detailed account of what led up to the murder of the 900 cult members. She answers many difficult questions posed by the press. She states she thinks the people of Jonestown were murdered.
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Tilt up on "WHSE. 4" sign on entrance of building.
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A parked vintage 1970's hearse..
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MS two soldiers in officer uniforms standing outside a building - warehouse. Camera gets closer.
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Side angle shot of a sign on a building (looks like a warehouse) that reads: "This Area Strictly Off Limits Authorized Personnel Only".
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Close shot of a framed declaration hanging on the exterior of a building that reads (can barely read it) 'Warning: State Board of FDuneral Directors and Embalmers'. the rest of this notice is illegible.
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LS of a church or chapel, four caskets lined up at front, people in pews. Looks like mostly Black people.
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Same shot again inside church or chapel. Closer up shot of two caskets and those viewing. CU of one casket.
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MS side angle of casket at front of church, a pastor speaking at podium and viewers seated in the pews.
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CU of the viewers in the pews, Black folk with their heads bowed. z'out to reveal caskets and viewers.
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MS of another set of viewers, White folk, looking solemn.
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CU a Black man at the podium who appears to be a Pastor. He finishes reading then walks offscreen.
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CU of viewers agains, Black folk - then MS of viewers and caskets in the church.
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A parked hearse from across street then pan to the right to reveal several other hearses lined up parked in front of church.
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MS of a hearse draped in flowers inside the church with lots of flowers. CU hears draped in flowers.
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CU large pink ribbon with flowers - ribbon says, Dear Sister. Pan out reveals another casket next to this one. Lots of flowers on caskets and in the church.
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Shot from behind, a Black man sitting in a pew and holding a pamphlet, Z'in on the pamphlet which has a photo of a woman, in loving memory - Verdella Duncan.
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MS of a casket in the church, with bouquets of flowers on top and surrounding it.
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A casket with a photo of a Black woman set on top (this is a woman named, Verdella Duncan). Pan in slowly on the framed photo.
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CU's of one of the viewers, a Black woman, listening with her eyes closed.
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| 00:28:58 1738.03 |
CU's and other shots of well dressed Black viewers listening intently to the sermon
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| 00:29:09 1749.55 |
Great MS of four Black men wearing suits with bouttinears in their lapels, white gloves, their hands clasped in their laps and intently listening to the speaker.
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Ext. LS of a beautiful church made of white stone, bricks and elaborate white trim and arched entry.
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CUs of several hearses driving through a cemetery.
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MS of a group of well dressed Black men carrying a casket to a grave. Mountains in bkgd, foggy or smog,
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A distinguished older Black man walking and sitting down at the grave, a woman joins him. Z'out showing casket and others as they take their seats. CU of same man and woman sitting. People walking up to the casket, paying their respects, placing petals and their white gloves on the casket.
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Jim Jones' attorney, Charles Garry, speaking to the press. He states he answered all questions posed to him with the exception of attorney client relationship.
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Attorney Mark Lane speaks to the press about a female witness named, Teri Buford and Mr. Stoen.
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WS of the room with Attorney Mark Lane full of media, TV cameras, reporters.
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Interview with a Black woman, a relative of a Jonestown victim. Emotional she cries, others in the room bow their heads in sorrow. Var. other relatives of victims shown grieving and crying, talking with each other sharing their stories.
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Emotional and upset Black man wearing a light pink suit, stands up and talks with others in the room. CU's of others, young people, in the room looking extremely sad and on the verge of tears. Others tell their stories.
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CU of a handwritten letter dated Sept. ?, 1978 (the mass murder took place November 18, 1978), MS of letters and stamped envelope. CU of a postmark on an envelope from Guyana.
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Male news reporter seated in a living room interviews a relative of the Jonestown People's Temple mass murder. The woman is shot from behind, wears an Afro hairstyle. Her sister was a member of the People's Temple - she is asked by the reporter if she would have followed someone and taken her life. The woman responds no.
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Two men, apparently father and son, seen hugging outside what appears to be a bus depot. Photographers taking photos as they walk arm and arm and get into a car not saying a word. Car driving down the street with license plate from California 035 UNE.
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| 00:56:16 3376.97 |
Ext. fancy building, the People's Temple headquarters, with a real estate auction sign hanging from a second floor window. Sign on chain link fence reads in part, "Jurisdiction over these premises has been assumed by the Superior Court of the State of California..." People seen milling about entering the People's Temple building. Equipment inside the building shown.
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CU hands flipping through several color photos of Jim Jones and others.
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Contemporary blue velvet chair sitting in an empty cement room, only other item in the room is a paper bag.
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Signs on interior door "Drug Rehab", "Nursery". Pan to the right of the nursery door reveals a mattress lying on a floor. CU a sewing machine, vintage.
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People inside a room moving things about, removing chairs and equipment, boxes.. Getting ready for auction. Sounds of the camera.
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LS three parked busses in a parking lot facing the camera shot from from a distance. Cutaway to var. 1970's cars and van parked head out from the People's Temple building.
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A Black man with a big belly walks slowly and casually past a chain link fence looking in as he strolls.
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Real Estate Auction Sign jutting out from building, March 14th Starting 11:00 A.M.....
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Boxes and other artifacts piled up in a room for auction including a globe. People seen milling about at the auction, checking things out, hands holding up a photo with a caption that reads "He's Able" People's Temple Choir, B&W photo of a large group of people including Jim Jones.
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More shots of people milling about at the People's Temple Auction, boxes, office furniture, chairs, everything for auction.
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CU Auction flyer for the People's Temple
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Hand opening and closing a wooden file box with metal handle. Shots of a room filled with various old equipment including a huge printer.
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Vintage vehicles parked outside the building for auction including an old pickup and a van. People seen outside looking at the vehicles, including busses, man wearing a 1970's style suit attempting to open trunk of an old car
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Three guys, one with long hair, beard and sunglasses looking at the van for auction.
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MS man looking at an old 1970's style house trailer.
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A basement or maybe garage filled with garbage, empty overturned pails, junk. Ext. shot of yard filled with barrels and boxes.
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Wooden sign reads, "Peoples Temple Agricultural Project PT. Kaituma Guyana, NWP, S.A.
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Outside a small child climbs and plays amidst the junk. Z'in on the wooden Agricultural Project sign.
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Man and woman hugging before press conference related to the Jonestown massacre.
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CU man with beard and sunglasses at press conference related to Jonestown victims or survivors. Most names not known. Others seen at the table looking a bit apprehensive before camera rolls. Dark hair'd man with beard talks into mics about the difficulties talking about the "horrible tragic holocaust at Jonestown"... he continues to read from his notes about the tragedy and gives details and ideas of what happened and about Jim Jones and others. He speaks about the murders of his daughter LeeAnn and her mother and a half brother and sister.
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WS of the press conference table, three people seated the man with dark hair who spoke flanked by two young women maybe early 30's or younger. CU of the young woman with black hair as well as the speaker.
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Civil Rights Attorney Charles Garry is interviewed by a female TV reporter while in bed.
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CU Garry shows reporter his arms with some small red insect bites from the jungles of Guyana.
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An emotional Attorney Charles Garry at press conference, speaking into several mics states he doesn't know why it happened and that he is personally sick over it. He states he's never seen anything like it, it's been a horrible experience and hope no one has to go through what he has. He infers Jim Jones was an emotionally sick person.
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Last few minutes of reel. Shots of United Van Lines headed toward camera, men moving a box off the truck. A sign shown about embalming, and a sign on building reads, "Authorized Personnel Only" .
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End reel.
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