Film/Video

Cinema Revival: A Festival of Film Restoration

Four images, from left a black and white image of horse and carriage, a person in wheelchair in large room, seven people on a stage, and tow people in VR headsets looking at one another
Feb 25, 2021 – Mar 06, 2021

All virtual events and screenings are free or pay what you wish for all audiences. Some may require registration.

Our seventh-annual weekend celebrating the art and practice of film restoration returns for its first virtual edition—and with some interesting twists. In addition to all events being presented online, we’re expanding the festival’s scope to include a program dedicated to the field of video game restoration. We’ll spotlight the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University, the work of The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project to restore a rare Iranian film, and a time-traveling program of rare films shot around Italy at the beginning of the last century.

Black and white image of Terri Francis
Cinema Revival
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Spotlight on the Black Film Center/Archive Featuring Terri Francis, Director, Black Film Center/Archive

Thu, Feb 25, 2021
A long hair woman in a floral white dress looking softly towards a man facing her.
Cinema Revival
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Losing Ground (Kathleen Collins, 1982) Preceded by An Ecstatic Experience (Ja’Tovia Gary, 2015)

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 - Wed, Mar 3, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Dr. Terri Francis and Ja’Tovia Gary
Cinema Revival
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Terri Francis and Ja’Tovia Gary in Conversation Live Q&A | Feb 25

Thu, Feb 25, 2021
An image of two people wearing VR headsets in front of a video game backdrop
Cinema Revival
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Spotlight on Video Game Preservation Presented by Rich Whitehouse, Head of Digital Conservation, Video Game History Foundation Live Q&A | Feb 26

Fri, Feb 26, 2021
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Cinema Revival
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Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad, Mohammad Reza Aslani, 1976) Special preview

Sat, Feb 27, 2021 - Fri, Mar 5, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available
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A Conversation about Chess of the Wind with Mohammad Reza Aslani, Margaret Bodde, Cecilia Cenciarelli, and Gita Aslani Shahrestani

Sat, Feb 27, 2021
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Cinema Revival
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Grand Tour Italiano: Cinema Treasures from the Archives Curated by Andrea Meneghelli, Cineteca di  Bologna

Sun, Feb 28, 2021 - Sat, Mar 6, 2021
Multiple Dates/Times Available

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health
Kaufman Development

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Mary and C. Robert Kidder
L Brands Foundation
American Electric Power Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
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Nationwide Foundation
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