Author gayle nix jackson s interviews with people who were close to orville and the film will shed light on the government s involvement with the filmmaker. If you havent read pieces of the puzzle, right now i am selling both orville nix. Orville nix, jfk, kennedy, oswald, dealey plaza on november 22, 1963, nix walked from his office in the terminal annex building located on the south side of dealey plaza to the northwest corner of the intersection of main street and houston street with a keystone autozoom model k810 8 mm movie camera. Gail, orville nix s daughter, called to ask me the whereabouts of the original, informing me that she had received only prints of the film. The zapruder, nix, and muchmore films have always proven jfk s real assassin was the driver, william greer the silly goon who shot jfk is on the right, the passenger in the middle. Conspiracy theory a hypothesis that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event. If you have suggestions for others that meet this criteria, please email me. Orville nix said that frames from the copy of his film are missing. Nix took his motion picture on elm street, filming the presidents limousine. Nov 24, 2015 the 8 mm film was taken from the opposite side of the jfk limousine from where the zapruder film was shot. Though many copies exist, the camera original film is missing.
Orville nix film historical objects the sixth floor. I have been studying both the administration and assassination of the 35th president, john f. The other jfk assassination footage, stabilized boing. The orville nix film of all the secondary jfk assassination films, the orville nix footage verifies the violent backward movement of the presidents head upon impact of the fatal shot. The second most famous film of the kennedy assassination was shot by orville nix from the the opposite side of zapruder near the corner of main and houston street. Nix took his motion picture on elm street, filming the presidents limousine as it passed the controversial grassy knoll. Jul 30, 2004 in the meantime, ive found it interesting that the nix film has been so rare, and that the original orville nix film is missing. The missing jfk assassination film, wants the longlost original last believed to be in the possession of the house. The fbi confiscated orvilles camera for several months, then returned it in pieces.
Robert hughes jfk assassination film stabilized with 3d effect glasses required. A still from the nix film, showing jackie kennedy cradling john f kennedy after he had been shot. Orville nix exposes information about the house select committee staff s involvement in the missing film. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
About 200 people crowded into the texas book depository building on tuesday to watch the 24. While the abraham zapruders footage of president john f. Jul 30, 2004 the orville nix movie was another film not seen by the american public for a long time. The film was shot by her grandfather orville nix and shows the. Filmed from the opposite side from the zapruder film, the nix film shows the assassination sequence and the grassy knoll. Jfk assassination orville nix s film stabilized and enhanced. Lawsuit seeks return of missing jfk assassination footage. The orville nix film had the same technology applied to it. Here is a small listing of the differences in the nix film and the zapruder film.
Jun 12, 2014 dallas its not the famous film you know from the kennedy assassination, but a halfcentury later, the six seconds orville nix captured could now be the most important. Nix filmed the presidential limousine and motorcade as it. Gail, orville nixs daughter, called to ask me the whereabouts of the original, informing me that she had received only prints of the film. In 1990, twentyfive years after the film was purchased, wtn, the successor to upitn, returned all material related to the nix film to the nix family as required by the original contract. But as his granddaughter gayle nix jackson explains on her website, this is not the camera original copy of the film. Orville nix film historical objects the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza firstgeneration print of an 8mm color home movie by orville nix showing the presidential motorcade in dealey plaza. Nov 24, 2015 jacqueline kennedy is seen clambering over the back of the presidential limousine seconds after a bullet tore open her husbands head, in this image captured by orville nix. In 26 seconds, alexandra zapruder complains her family had to put up with a lot due to her grandfathers assassination film. Jfk assassination orville nix film lawsuit asks for return of. New processing techniques reveal subtle detail in an old film of the john kennedy assassination. Jfk assassination gayle nix jackson, jake carter 111415 daily talk show part one. Gayle nix jackson is the granddaughter of orville nix.
In this eyeopening account, gayle nix jackson tells the story of her grandfather, orville nix, a man with a camera who happened to be on the ground for a lifechangingworldchanging, and in some ways worldendingevent. A texas woman, gayle nix jackson, is suing the feds to get back a film shot by her grandfather, orville nix, that shows part of the nov. Between november 1963 and january 1964, the fbi examined a copy of the zapruder film, noting that the camera recorded at 18. Sep 09, 2017 the orville nix film of all the secondary jfk assassination films, the orville nix footage verifies the violent backward movement of the presidents head upon impact of the fatal shot. And the hsca narrative at the beginning of volume vi explains that they originally wanted to get an independent photo enhancement and analysis of the photos and films, but they couldnt find any such company that. The driver shot jfk clearly and obviously but the nix and muchmore films needed to be examined closer and compared to zapruder and that someone turned out to be me. Texas woman gayle nix jackson sues for return of 1963 film of. Jfk assassination orville nix film stabilized hd motion. Orville nix is not the typical jfk assassination book. The kennedy assassinationthe man in the pergola as seen. Users with reddit accounts under two months old are encouraged to visit r. Author gayle nix jacksons interviews with people who were close to orville and the film will shed light on the governments involvement with the filmmaker. Nov 24, 2015 jfk assassination orville nix film lawsuit asks for return of film.
Gayle nix jackson says the film shot by her grandfather orville nix in dallas on nov. Could the film prove there was a conspiracy to kill the 35th president. Abraham zapruder filmed jfks assassination from one side of the street, while orville nix filmed across the street from him. Assassination orville nix film wcommentary enhanced youtube click here see and hear orville nix say that, most everyone thought it came from the fence. Nix sold the film to united press international, after turning down prior offers from life magazine and cbs, who promptly hid the fully incriminating footage away from the public for decades. Dallas its not the famous film you know from the kennedy assassination, but a halfcentury later, the six seconds orville nix captured could now be. The nix film is considered by historians and other experts to be the second most important piece of footage because it was filmed from the opposite angle of the abraham zapruder film and shows what was going on behind zapruder in the grassy knoll. Youve likely seen the stabilized, enhanced panoramic edit of the famous zapruder film of jfk s assassination.
Jfk assassination orville nix stabilized motion panorama hd. The tragedy inflicted by the assassination of jfk as president of the united states, as an individual, as a husband, and as a devoted father of twois far outweighed by the impact this seminal event inflicted upon the executive branch of the federal. The 1991 oliver stone film, jfk, includes sequences, sometimes in slow motion, from the nix. Orville nix, a native of dallas, took this film of jfks assassination. Jfk assassination orville nixs film stabilized and enhanced youtube. Orville nix and the film he took of jfks assassination july 11. Kennedys assassination is perhaps the most recognizable. The nix and muchmore films of the kennedy assassination two 8mm film records of the murder of president kennedy in 1963. Orville orhel nix april 16, 1911 january 17, 1972, dallas, texas12 was a witness to the assassination of u. The nix film is the other film of the jfk assassination. The mystery surrounding the orville nix home movie jackson gayle nix. The missing jfk assassination film and pieces of the puzzle. Orville nix was a cinematographer, known for nix film of kennedy assassination 1963 and rush to judgment 1967. The mystery surrounding the orville nix home movie of.
The mystery surrounding the orville nix home movie of november 22, 1963 kindle edition by gayle nix jackson. Comparing the zapruder and nix films july 17, 2018jeffmorleyassassination, news23. Orville orhel nix april 16, 1911 january 17, 1972 was a witness to the assassination of united states president john f. Jfk assassination orville nix film lawsuit asks for return. The nix film shows far less detail because it was taken at a distance.
The missing jfk assassination film by gayle nix jackson 2016, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. But that film at least as far as jackies escapade on the trunk is concerned seems less edited than the zapruder film. Orville nix was the man who filmed the assassination from across the street from abraham zapruders position. Kennedys instinctive reaction strongly suggest that the kill shot came from the grassy knoll, not the book depository building. This book does not attempt to answer the question of who killed john f.
The footage is the only known motion picture of the assassination that also shows part of the grassy knoll, the area where speculation about a second gunmen persists. I told her that i knew nothing about the whereabouts of the original since burt reinhardt had sent it to upitn. Now his granddaughter is suing the us government for. Unauthorized postings of both films are on youtube and other online video sites. With usa today picking up on gayle nix jacksons search for the original version of her grandfathers film of president kennedys assassination, gerda dunckel s film of orville nix talking about what he saw and heard on november 22, 1963, is timely. Gayle nix jackson filed the lawsuit in federal court on saturday, one day before the 52nd anniversary of kennedy s death.
The zapruder, nix, and muchmore films have always proven. Jfk assassination orville nix film stabilized hd motion panorama by ant. Kennedy s assassination is perhaps the most recognizable imagery of the nov. In the 1976 italian made film, the two kennedys, one can. Jfk assassination orville nixs film stabilized and. Firstgeneration print of an 8mm color home movie by orville nix showing the presidential motorcade in dealey plaza. Conspiracy a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. The nix and zapruder films were then combined into a direct simultaneous comparison movie. Posted on november 21, 2014 by primateer a mysterious person behind the pergola follows the limousine through one of the slotted windows in the pergola. In the 1976 italian made film, the two kennedys, one. Jfk assassination video by orville nixenhanced with. If you have vivid memories of president kennedy and the assassination or reflections of significant events and. Film documenting jfk assassination mysteriously disappears. Mark bell jfk assassination film stabilized with 3d.
Orville nix, a 52yearold dallas native and general services administration employee, shot the film. Marie muchmore, the others to orville nix and abraham zapruder, also of dallas. Known for years as the conspiracy film, the orville nix film was taken from the opposite side of the more famous zapruder film. Jul 17, 2018 orville nix, a native of dallas, took this film of jfks assassination. The kennedy assassinationthe man in the pergola as seen in the orville nix film. Nix shot his movie from across the street from abraham zapruder, following the motorcade with his camera down elm street and framing the president receiving all his wounds. Jfk assassination orville nixs film stabilized and enhanced. His filming of the event is considered nearly as important as. An account of a twelveyear investigation of a kennedy assassination film. Oral history the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the missing jfk assassination film. In the meantime, ive found it interesting that the nix film has been so rare, and that the original orville nix film is missing.
War on journalism escalates as australian police raid abc for exposing war crimes. But jackson, nix s granddaughter and author of 2014s orville nix. Youre in the right place the truth shall set us free these are the words engraved on the sovereign floor of the central intelligence agencys headquarters at langley. Texas woman gayle nix jackson sues for return of 1963 film. The missing jfk assassination film exposes information about the house select committee staffs involvement in the missing film. The famous zapruder film of the assassination has a lesserknown but just as important counterpartand nobody knows where it is. His filming of the shooting, which only captured the last few seconds of it, is considered to be nearly as important as the film by abraham zapruder. The mystery surrounding the orville nix home movie of november 22, 1963 kindle edition by nix jackson, gayle. Orville nix stood across the lawn on the south side of main street, but we have no picture of him at the time. Orville nix exposes information about the house select committee staffs involvement in the missing film. Some of the differences in the nix film and zapruder film.
Jfk assassination the complete orville nix film video. Enhanced jfk assassination video by orville nix with commentary. Jfk assassination dealey plaza videos illuminati rex. Jun 16, 2014 with usa today picking up on gayle nix jacksons search for the original version of her grandfathers film of president kennedys assassination, gerda dunckels film of orville nix talking about what he saw and heard on november 22, 1963, is timely. Jul 12, 2018 orville nix said that frames from the copy of his film are missing.
The nix film shows what mk davis believes is a missed shot behind the limousine. Though copies of orville nixs film exist, the original film is missing. The orville nix movie was another film not seen by the american public for a long time. Woman sues washington for return of john f kennedy. The original copy of the nix film is currently missing. Donald baker stavis ellis, royce skelton and edna hartman. Theory a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. The mystery surrounding the orville nix home movie of november 22, 1963 ebook written by gayle nix jackson. Funny how often words we see every day seem to vaporize when they should be put into action. Nix stated he heard shots coming from the direction of the grassy knoll and the fence. His filming of the shooting, which only captured the last few seconds of it, is considered to be nearly as important as the film by abraham zapru.