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Academy Film Archive
"Two" by Satyajit Ray
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In 1964, renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray was asked to create a short film for ‘ESSO World Theater’, a cultural showcase presented on television and funded by the American oil company Esso. Asked to write and direct the film in English, Ray opted instead to make a film without words. The result is a poignant fable of friendship and rivalry.
Rosalind Russell's Victory Bonds Message
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With World War II over, Rosalind Russell makes a plea to the theater-going public to consider buying war bonds to help support disabled veterans. Preserved from the Academy Film Archive’s War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.
Happy Birthday, Walter Lantz!
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Born on this day in 1899, American animator Walter Lantz is perhaps best known as the creator of cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. In fact, in 1979 when Robin Williams presented Lantz with an Honorary Award at the 51st Academy Awards for his contributions to the art of animation, an animated Woody Woodpecker appeared onstage alongside Lantz to accept the award.
Across the World and Back: Rare 1920s and 1930s Footage from Aloha Wanderwell Baker
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This rarely seen footage of adventure filmmaker Aloha Wanderwell Baker, the first woman to travel around the world by car, was recently preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
A Century Ago: A Rare Look at a Spectacular San Francisco Expo
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This extraordinary silent footage housed at the Blackhawk Films Collection housed at the Academy Film Archive provides a look at the spectacular 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Never-Before-Seen Test Footage for an Unrealized Cecil B. DeMille Film
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Recently rediscovered in the Cecil B. DeMille Collection at the Academy Film Archive was roughly 2,400 feet of 16mm Kodachrome footage featuring scouting and costume tests for DeMille’s unrealized feature film Rurales. The footage consists of roughly 90 minutes of silent material shot on location in Mexico.
