Preserved Projects
To date, the Academy’s active preservation program has preserved over 1,100 films. This list is updated on a quarterly basis. Download the full excel sheet.
In 2007, the Academy began embarking on a comprehensive project to digitize and conserve thousands of videotape elements in the Archive’s collection. Download the list of videotapes that have been digitized and conserved.
Visit Academy Collections, which brings together the holdings of the Academy Film Archive and a portion of the holdings of the Margaret Herrick Library for search and discovery.
THE ACT OF SEEING WITH ONE'S OWN EYES
Release Year:
1971
Preserved Year:
2010
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1971
2010
Stan Brakhage
Partners
Film Foundation
ANTICIPATION OF THE NIGHT
Release Year:
1958
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1958
2013
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
Partners
Film Foundation
THE BIRDS OF PARADISE
Release Year:
1999
Preserved Year:
2017
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1999
2017
Stan Brakhage
BLACK VISION
Release Year:
1965
Preserved Year:
2005
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1965
2005
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
BLUE MOSES
Release Year:
1962
Preserved Year:
2007
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1962
2007
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
BLUE VALUE
Release Year:
1996
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1996
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
BOLTS OF MELODY
Release Year:
1956
Preserved Year:
2007
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage, Joseph Cornell
1956
2007
Stan Brakhage, Joseph Cornell
Categories
Experimental
CANNOT EXIST
Release Year:
1994
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1994
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
CAT'S CRADLE
Release Year:
1959
Preserved Year:
2006
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1959
2006
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
CHINESE SERIES
Release Year:
2003
Preserved Year:
2009
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
2003
2009
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
CITY STREAMING
Release Year:
1990
Preserved Year:
2015
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1990
2015
Stan Brakhage
CORNELL'S RING
Release Year:
1973
Preserved Year:
2006
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage, Joseph Cornell
1973
2006
Stan Brakhage, Joseph Cornell
Categories
Experimental
CRICKET REQUIEM
Release Year:
1999
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1999
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
DAYBREAK AND WHITE EYE
Release Year:
1957
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1957
2013
Stan Brakhage
THE DEAD
Release Year:
1960
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1960
2013
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
Partners
Film Foundation
DEUS EX
Release Year:
1971
Preserved Year:
2011
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1971
2011
Stan Brakhage
Partners
Film Foundation
DIVERTIMENTO
Release Year:
1997
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1997
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
EARTHEN AERIE
Release Year:
1995
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1995
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
EYE MYTH
Release Year:
1967
Preserved Year:
2012
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1967
2012
Stan Brakhage
EYES
Release Year:
1971
Preserved Year:
2011
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1971
2011
Stan Brakhage
Partners
Film Foundation
GIFT
Release Year:
1973
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1973
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
HE WAS BORN, HE SUFFERED, HE DIED.
Release Year:
1974
Preserved Year:
2006
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1974
2006
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
INTERPOLATIONS 1-5
Release Year:
1992
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1992
2016
Stan Brakhage
LOUD VISUAL NOISES [SILENT VERSION]
Release Year:
1987
Preserved Year:
2012
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1987
2012
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
LOVING
Release Year:
1957
Preserved Year:
2009
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1957
2009
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
Partners
Film Foundation
NIGHT MULCH & VERY
Release Year:
2001
Preserved Year:
2012
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
2001
2012
Stan Brakhage
NODES
Release Year:
1981
Preserved Year:
2006
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1981
2006
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
THE PERSIAN SERIES 1-5
Release Year:
1999
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1999
2013
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
PORTRAIT
Release Year:
1971
Preserved Year:
2006
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1971
2006
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
REFLECTIONS ON BLACK
Release Year:
1955
Preserved Year:
2012
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1955
2012
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
Partners
Film Foundation
THE RIDDLE OF LUMEN
Release Year:
1972
Preserved Year:
2007
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1972
2007
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
ROUNDS
Release Year:
2000
Preserved Year:
2014
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
2000
2014
Stan Brakhage
SARTRE'S NAUSEA
Release Year:
1961
Preserved Year:
2005
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1961
2005
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
SARTRE'S NAUSEA [ -- PRODUCTION ELEMENTS. ORIGINAL CAMERA ROLLS]
Release Year:
1961
Preserved Year:
2005
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1961
2005
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
SELF SONG & DEATH SONG
Release Year:
1997
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1997
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
SHOCKINGLY HOT
Release Year:
1997
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1997
2016
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
SIRIUS REMEMBERED
Release Year:
1959
Preserved Year:
2010
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1959
2010
Stan Brakhage
Partners
Film Foundation
TWO FILMS: THE FEMALE MYSTIQUE AND SPARE LEAVES (FOR GORDON)
Release Year:
1998
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1998
2013
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
TWO: CREELEY/MCCLURE
Release Year:
1965
Preserved Year:
2007
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1965
2007
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
UNGLASSED WINDOWS CAST A TERRIBLE REFLECTION
Release Year:
1953
Preserved Year:
2005
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1953
2005
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
WATER FOR MAYA
Release Year:
2000
Preserved Year:
2016
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
2000
2016
Stan Brakhage
WINDOW WATER BABY MOVING
Release Year:
1959
Preserved Year:
2013
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1959
2013
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
Partners
Film Foundation
THE WONDER RING
Release Year:
1955
Preserved Year:
2005
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1955
2005
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental
ZONE MOMENT
Release Year:
1956
Preserved Year:
2012
Filmmaker(s)
Stan Brakhage
1956
2012
Stan Brakhage
Categories
Experimental