Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

  • Documentary
  • History
8/12/2022
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Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.

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  • Brent_Marchant

    Film has become so pervasive in our society that we tend to take it for granted. From big screen blockbusters to intimate arthouse dramas and documentaries to home movies, we see these cinematic records of us and our world virtually everywhere we look. Its a phenomenon thats present globally, too, one that spans all seven continents. And, because these images have been committed to a fixed medium, we tend to assume that these records will be with us permanently. But will they? As writer-director Inés Toharia Teráns compelling new documentary reveals, thats not an assumption we should make indeed, far from it. This excellent examination of film preservation efforts is an eye-opening revelation, showing us just how much of film history has b...

    May 20, 2023

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