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May 30 at 7:30 pm

Linwood Dunn Theatre
Pickford Center, 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028

In celebration of David Shepard’s lifetime of film preservation, the Academy is pleased to offer a special screening of highlights from silent and primitive films in the David Shepard Collection, which was donated to the Academy Film Archive. Film historian and preservationist Serge Bromberg will screen several of the silent gems saved through Shepard’s stewardship, which will be accompanied by Joe Rinaudo on the Academy’s newly restored 1915 Fotoplayer. Some of the films will be presented on a hand-cranked 1909 Powers projector. Commentary and further insights will be offered by writer-director Alexander Payne and Serge Bromberg.

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May 30 at 7:30 pm

Linwood Dunn Theatre
Pickford Center, 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028

In celebration of David Shepard’s lifetime of film preservation, the Academy is pleased to offer a special screening of highlights from silent and primitive films in the David Shepard Collection, which was donated to the Academy Film Archive. Film historian and preservationist Serge Bromberg will screen several of the silent gems saved through Shepard’s stewardship, which will be accompanied by Joe Rinaudo on the Academy’s newly restored 1915 Fotoplayer. Some of the films will be presented on a hand-cranked 1909 Powers projector. Commentary and further insights will be offered by writer-director Alexander Payne and Serge Bromberg.

Nice.....

Very fitting.

Thanks again, David.

-Craig

Oh, do I wish I was in California at the end of the month.
I am on the other side of the country.

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The show was really wonderful, and was a true celebration of David’s life. For those who weren’t there, the highlight was seeing 16mm color footage of David as a child, as he played with a film camera. Apparently the footage was saved in the nick of time by Serge Bromberg. I've uploaded footage of Joe Rinaudo treating the audience to the newly restored American Fotoplayer. The Fotoplayer was used to narrate many of David Shepard’s DVD releases, and was used at this event to narrate films from David’s Collection. Hope you all enjoy.

Correction...the home movie footage of David Shepard came from me. I provided this to Serge for the AMPAS and SFSFF programs. This comes from about a 5-min film I found in a can marked "David 1942-43" that was in David's collection. Library of Congress scanned it for me. If I get the OK of the family, I plan to put the entire thing on youtube.

Jon Mirsalis

Correction...the home movie footage of David Shepard came from me. I provided this to Serge for the AMPAS and SFSFF programs. This comes from about a 5-min film I found in a can marked "David 1942-43" that was in David's collection. Library of Congress scanned it for me. If I get the OK of the family, I plan to put the entire thing on youtube.

Jon Mirsalis

Thanks for doing this. Please let us know when it will be uploaded, some of us don't have the means to travel to film events or to honour the ones who make all those wonderful silent films breathe a new life.

Great job, Jon!

Rick

Correction...the home movie footage of David Shepard came from me. I provided this to Serge for the AMPAS and SFSFF programs. This comes from about a 5-min film I found in a can marked "David 1942-43" that was in David's collection. Library of Congress scanned it for me. If I get the OK of the family, I plan to put the entire thing on youtube.

Jon Mirsalis

Hope so, I'd love to see that footage again. Thanks for your work John.