"Photographed at the Hambidge Center in Southern Appalachia, this film explores the process and history of weaving (to the background of authentic mountain music)" (US National Archives). The film is a product of the USIA's Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant program from the mid 1970s.
A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature of their relationship, and what they have left.
This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on Vancouver's Eastside, the hangout of petty criminals, down-and-outs and a variety of characters.