The wet fists tighten on the wooden stick handle, the hemp rope creaks and jerks

The wet fists tighten on the wooden stick handle, the hemp rope creaks and jerks taut and the swing starts to move, sunlight and willow leaves flickering behind. Amateur 16mm home movie shot on a Krasnogorsk-3 camera at close focus: handheld sway, slight gate weave, film grain, faded Svema colors, natural motion. One continuous take, no cuts, keep the off-center framing, no zoom to the center. ...