Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.
Direction
Toharia Terán makes nitrate decomposition genuinely moving
Production
Rare glimpses into hidden archives worldwide
Writing
Elegant essays on why forgetting is political
Director
Inés Toharia Terán
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Serge Bromberg, featured here, literally saved a burning print of *A Trip to the Moon* by... eating it. (Nitrate is edible. Briefly.)
The film was shot across 12 countries in 4 years—ironic given its subject is the fragility of exactly this kind of ambitious preservation project.
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