First Steps

Super 8 home movie film, warm amber cast, gate weave, dust and scratches, light-leak flares. Living room, afternoon. A shag carpet and wood paneling. A person kneels with arms outstretched coaxing forward a toddler taking wobbly first steps, both beaming. A tipped toy, a patterned couch, warm lamp glow. Cozy amber light. Silent-era jitter, family-archive nostalgia, 24fps.