Originally published at: https://geektherapy.org/martin-scorseses-the-film-foundation-launches-restoration-screening-room-2/
Author: Newsroom
The Film Foundation, the non-profit organization created in 1990 by Martin Scorsese, has launched The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room showcasing films restored with support from the foundation and its partners. The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room is online and available free of charge starting today, Monday, May 9th, with additional feature presentations debuting on the second Monday of each month.
Viewers will experience the excitement of a live event, with introductions and conversations with filmmakers and archivists providing an inside look at the restoration process. The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room is “appointment viewing” with screenings starting at a set time and only available for a limited period, which distinguishes it from other streaming options. The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room celebrates the collaborative nature of film preservation by highlighting the work of archives and studios, and exhibiting a broad range of restorations, including classic, avant-garde, independent, documentary, silent and short films from every era, genre, and region of the world.
The first presentation of The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room is I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! (1945, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), restored by The Film Foundation and BFI National Archive, in association with ITV and Park Circus, and available for a 24 hour window. The classic romance will be introduced by Scorsese, and tonight’s program includes interviews with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, Joanna Hogg, Tilda Swinton, and Kevin Macdonald; all of whom count the film among their favorites.
The Film Foundation partnered with Oracle and DelphiQuest to create and power The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room platform. Upcoming monthly presentations will include LA STRADA (1954, d. Federico Fellini), KUMMATTY (India, 1979, d. G. Aravindan), a film noir double feature of DETOUR (1945, d. Edgar G. Ulmer) and THE CHASE (1946, d. Arthur D. Ripley), SAMBIZANGA (Angola, 1972, d. Sarah Maldoror), ONE-EYED JACKS (1961, d. Marlon Brando), MOULIN ROUGE (1952, d. John Huston), LOST LOST LOST (1976, d. Jonas Mekas), and others to be announced.