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...