Heaney Collection

Heaney Collection – Film 8

B&W. 4:09min. England. India. 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney. Skiing at a mountain resort (location unknown; Europe?). Scenes of young children playing in a garden (filmed in India and England). New baby. Garden scenes with children playing.

Heaney Collection – Film 7

B&W.1:25min. Burma (Myanmar). 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney. Various village and lake scenes from Inle lake: long boats moored on the shore; bamboo houses built on stilts; a temple on the lake; portraits of Padaung women (last scene is the same as in film 5).

Heaney Collection – Film 6

B&W. 1:25min. Burma (Myanmar). 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney. Two men leg rowing across Inle Lake and picking water hyacinths, which are then gathered in a bundle by Mr. Heaney ‘s young son. Scenes of a village of bamboo houses on stilts in water; man with a water buffalo; two-rower and four-rower boats.

Heaney Collection – Film 5

B&W. 1:28min. Burma (Myanmar). Tibet. 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney. Portraits of Padaung women; close-up shots of their brass neck rings and profiles. Mrs. Heaney and her children playing in front of the Padaung women. Padaung women gathering their baskets (like jhapas) and leaving. Garden scenes of Mrs. Heaney (holding a photo camera) with children and a pony.

Heaney Collection – Film 4

B&W. 50sec. Burma (Myanmar). 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney. Harbour scenes. Boats in harbour.

Heaney Collection – Film 3

B&W. 9:31min. Tibet. England. 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney and Mrs Heaney. Tibet: mountain range with bridge on the background. Scene of Mrs. Heaney and children in the foreground. Suspended bridge and forest views. Possibly road building repairing on a landside – throwing a large rock off road. Village scenes. Pack animals. Trek scenes through countryside. Tibetan villagers. Mountain views. A herd of black yak. Prayer flags on a mountain track.

Heaney Collection – Film 2

B&W. 1:23min. Burma (Myanmar). 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney and Mrs Heaney. Elephant carrying a large basket; car crossing a shallow river and getting stuck on opposite bank. Mrs. M. Heaney with three children getting in the family car and departing Road notice about ‘Thandaunc at 4308ft above sea level’.

Heaney Collection – Film 1

B&W. 2:38min. Manipur, India. 1936-7. Film made by Captain G. F. Heaney and Mrs Heaney. Packing van and journey by car and small bus. Polo game on small ponies. Bazaar and street scenes. Rowing on a lake; water hyacinths; fishing. Mr. Heaney getting into a boat.