Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 59m
Directed by Inés Toharia • Documentary • 2023 • Spain, Canada • English, French, Japanese, Catalan, Arabic, Spanish with English subtitles
Featuring Martin Scorsese, Jonas Mekas,Ousmane Sembene
This documentary argues for the importance of film preservation through the voices of archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers, including Costa-Gavras, Jonas Mekas, Patricio Guzmán, Ken Loach, Wim Wenders, Martin Scorsese, Barbara Rubin, Ridley Scott, and Ousmane Sembene. Together, they explore why it is still so important to preserve celluloid in an increasingly digital world.
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