“IN THEIR SHOES” 1980s UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS PROMO FILM 65904

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website A Thirtyfive-Sixteen Production, this 80s film titled “In Their Shoes” acted as promotional material for the Peace Corps. This 12-minute film follows the lives of four Peace Corps volunteers serving in a Spanish-speaking Latin American or Caribbean country. The film uses voice over narration and footage of nature and towns to illustrate the positive impact serving in the Peace Corps has on its volunteers as well as the volunteers’ impact on their host country. The film was directed by Frank A. Maniglia, written by Robert Denny, Photographed by George Voellmer while Lee Anderson and Frank Maniglia Jr. oversaw editing and sound production. The Peace Corps is an independent agency and volunteer program run by the United States Government providing international social and economic development assistance. The program was established by Executive Order 10924 issued by John F. Kennedy in 1961 and authorized by Congress in the same year through the Peace Corps Act. Volunteers are American citizens who work abroad for two years following three months of training. Farmers and Ox tend to and plow land (0:10). Scenic nature views and towns (0:28-1:26). A Peace Corp volunteer walks through town and explains her background of being a teacher in a nursing program in Waukesha, North Dakota (1:40-2:56). Another volunteer explains her background through voice over (2:57). Spanish language courses for volunteers (3:33). Volunteer walks through the field and discusses fertilizer and pesticide use (5:47). Scenes from a crowded outdoor market (6:47). Blue Datsun pickup truck drives through with plantains (6:58). Pepsi distribution truck drives by (6:59). Language acquisition and importance of gesticulation and general hand gestures (8:03). Peace Corps volunteer works with carpenters and craftsmen (9:19). Peace Corps volunteer teaches in a school (11:26). Credits (12:14). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit