Stone Welcome Mat

Home movie film (Kodachrome, 8mm) of a family trip to Italy circa 1970 is edited with (hand-processed, Ektachrome, Super-8mm) footage from one of the same locations in 2003. Children play outside in the backseat of cars. Older adults walk around in the countryside and work in gardens. Film contains interstitial titles in English/Italian. A hand points to words in an English/Italian dictionary.