Rafting on the Dniester

Videos and films

ID:: 65329
Place: Dniester Canyon
Date:: 1960/1970
Genre:: Home movies
Technique:: 8mm film
Color:: black and white, color
Sound:: Silent
Collection: Ostap Protsyk
Description: The film features footage of a kayaking trip through the Dniester Canyon.

1) 00:00:00 – 00:03:42 — Dniester Canyon. A group of men on the riverbank near the kayaks. A group of people near the tents. A man looking through binoculars. Cooking food in a pot. Picnic. Rafting down the river in two–person kayaks. Tourists near the shore. Panoramic view of the slopes above the river.

2) 00:03:43 – 00:12:31 — Tourists on a hill above the river. Panoramic view with shots of kayaks near the riverbank. Footage during the rafting trip and a break. Tourists under the spray of the Maiden’s Tears waterfall. Transporting a tent on a raft. Footage of the Dniester’s banks and tourists during the rafting trip. Ruins of Rakovets Castle. Tourists climbing to the tower. Panorama of the Dniester. Tourists near the tents.

3) 00:12:38 – 00:17:14 — Resting near the tents and the river: a picnic and fishing. Panoramic shots of the Dniester. Close–ups of tourists having a snack during the rafting trip.
Tags:: river, rafting, youth, tourism, tent, waterfall, binoculars, castle