John loved film, and shot a number of 8mm movies himself. Some were simply home reels; others were more ambitious. There was, apparently, a screening of a few of them in 1972. Veteran Forteans may recall that he used to show “Egypt — 1954” at meetings of the New York Fortean Society and the International Fortean Organization.
Wow. I wonder if these films still exist?
The further you go into Jadoo it seems the more equipment he had to sell off to keep himself financially afloat. I always wondered if any of the recordings made it out of that trip – and clearly something came back from Egypt…
Comment by John Lacey — March 30, 2010 @ 7:15 pm
Yes, they do still exist, and we’re working to preserve them. I don’t know about the recordings from Egypt, though.
Comment by Doug — March 30, 2010 @ 11:39 pm