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The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. The famed 19th century French filmmaker is best known for his groundbreaking 1902 science fiction adventure ...

This Sunday, the Austin Film Society, the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and Humanities Texas will co-host a special screening of Daughter of the Dawn, a silent film previously thought to be lost.

A piece of film history missing for more than 100 years and thought to be lost forever was found on Long Island by an intern going through old boxes. The 16-millimeter film is believed to be the only ...

Commissioned by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Stephanie Chou presents original scores to two classic AAPI silent films. The Curse of Quon Gwon (Dir. Marion E. Wong, 1916, 33min.) is a ...

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