Restoring Treasures Of The Silent Screen | The Presidio
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Presidio Officers’ Club | 50 Moraga Ave, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
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Only ten to fifteen percent of the motion pictures created during the silent film era still survive in complete form today. The other 85-90% of all motion pictures created prior to 1930 are considered “lost” – titles for which not a single surviving print is known to exist in any form. Fortunately, remnants of these long-lost treasures occasionally come to light, providing the opportunity to restore and enjoy films that have not been seen for generations.
Just as diverse as the films themselves are the various techniques employed to recover, reconstruct, and restore them, a process that unites scholarship, technical skill, luck, and fascinating detective work.
Free but an RSVP is required.
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Cost: FREE*
