DOC NYC | Orphan Film Symposium | IFC Center
November 7, 2010 | 4pm
Orphans of NYC
Prelude: [Ramona & Jose Torres wedding film] (1961) silent, 14’
Source: Anthology Film Archives; the Torres family (BluRay by Colorlab)
lost film found, reunited with owners
Progress Indeed (2010, Russell Sheaffer and Jim Bittl) 1’
Source: NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Dept. of Cinema Studies
trailer for the 7th Orphan Film Symposium
Grandfather (2008, James Kinder) 3’
Source: James Kinder (Portland, OR)
a student film from the New School, found-footage, direct animation
NYC Street Scenes and Noises (1929, Fox Movietone News) 4’
Source: University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections (Cinetech)
early synchronous sound recording, from nitrate original, never-released outtakes
[Wallace Kelly’s New York] (1930) silent, 6’ introduced by Martha Kelly
Source: Library of Congress, Center for Home Movies Collection (Colorlab)
home movies, amateur film, experimental
[John Shaw Billings’ New York] (1940-49) silent, 10’
Source: University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections
amateur film, home movies, Kodachrome
11 thru 12 (1977, Andrea Callard) 11’ introduced by Andrea Callard
Source: NYU Fales Library & Special Collections (BB Optics and Colorlab)
Super 8 sound, experimental, artist’s film
Sunday (1961, Dan Drasin) 35mm, 17’
Source: NYU Film Study Center; UCLA Film and Television Archive; the Film Foundation
teenage filmmaker’s independent documentary, copyright limbo
People’s Congressman (1948, Union Films) 12’ introduced by Charles Musser
Source: NYU Tamiment Library (video transfer by AlphaCine.com)
rediscovered, campaign film, advertisement, blacklisted
French Lunch (1967, Nell Cox) 15’ introduced by Nell Cox
Source: Nell Cox (New York, NY)
independent documentary, not yet preserved
