This amazing and rare footage was shot with an 8mm camera back in the late 60′s early 70′s here in Kuwait. I think Kuwait looked better back then, I mean we had white picket fences! (Ignore the last minute of the video since that’s Lebanon not Kuwait) [YouTube]
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Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark is a creative director at an ad agency while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull.
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Good old sports day! How come the men were wearing winter dishdasha’s but the kids were in shorts? Hot winter day, I guess! :oP
If you are interested in kuwait’s history from the 1960s then you should checkout this short documentary:
http://www.sheikoftheartists.com
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I remember this building its in Abdulla Salem Area, block 4, Opposite Yousif Bin Essa School. I think its still there and abandoned.
Moayad I am more interested in footage and photos from that era
yesterday i was looking at old family photos in thr 40s and after … as you said Kuwait looked much better ..
dude scan and email me them!
I study at this school!
Nabil,
You study at this school, as in right now?
Would you happen to be a ghost?
Arguably the best school in Kuwait, then and now.
I can’t believe how short the skirts were! Cool!
That building is actually still there, I live nearby. People actually live there, it’s owned by a Sheikh (I think) but is leased out to some other family.
Amazing footage ! and well the fashion seems to be similar to our times ! and yes love the white picket fences.
Mark looks cute on the Trike, Didnt realize Marzoq and Essa were older than you Mark!
Am I the only one that can’t view the vid. All I see is a blank screen, though I can hear the music!!
I have family video on 8mm reels laying around which I bet would have some similar footage of Kuwait in the 70′s, but I haven’t figured a way to view or convert them!!! anyone knows of a local shop that does that?
I can’t see anything too but can hear music =|
White picket fence are gorgeous. I miss ours. How I wish they don’t ban it here but they do =(
Ah, the simpler days.
Thanks for posting this.. I checked out another video from the same person and ironically enough the horseback section I was in it with my cousin during the good ole’ days of Gazelle Club…. its a small world….
thanks again for posting this.. one thing leads to another..
repping NES over here!
and this is a really nice footage.
How come only the Kuwaiti kids have weapons?