Film/Video

Cinema Revival: A Festival of Film Restoration

Series of images from films featured at this year's Cinema Revival festival
Feb 21, 2019 – Feb 26, 2019

FESTIVAL PASS
$30 members, students, seniors
$35 general public
INCLUDES ADMISSION TO

  • all Cinema Revival talks and screenings
  • the John Waters: Indecent Exposure
    and Peter Hujar: Speed of Life exhibitions
  • an exclusive passholder lounge with complimentary coffee, soda, and snacks

FREE GALLERY ADMISSION 
Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

Our fifth-annual weekend devoted to the art and practice of film restoration features screenings of revitalized classics—including films by Chantal Akerman, Alfred Hitchcock, and the Talking Heads’ David Byrne—plus engaging talks by experts from Audio Mechanics, Criterion Collection, The Film Foundation, Milestone Films, Sony Pictures, and more.

Purchase a festival pass to take in the full roster of amazing films—and hear from the experts working to preserve our cinematic treasures—while enjoying access to an exclusive passholder lounge.

A crowd of protestors stand in front of a jeep carrying soldiers
New Restoration
past Film/Video

The War at Home (Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, 1979)

Thu, Feb 21, 2019
A person in disguise peaks over the shoulder of a woman in a big hat
New Restoration
past Film/Video

Filibus (Mario Roncoroni, 1915) Introduced by Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, Co-owners, Milestone Films

Thu, Feb 21, 2019
20th Century Fox logo
past Film/Video

From "Sunrise" to "Die Hard": The History of 20th Century Fox Presented by Schawn Belston, Executive Vice President, Library and Technical Services, 20th Century Fox

Fri, Feb 22, 2019
A man in a cowboy hat rides in a convertible
New Restoration
past Film/Video

True Stories (David Byrne, 1986) Introduced by Lee Kline, Technical Director, Criterion Collection

Fri, Feb 22, 2019
A man and woman sit on a park bench together
New Restoration
past Film/Video

Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) Introduced by Eric Luszcz, Digital Restoration Artist, Criterion Collection

Sat, Feb 23, 2019
A woman in a black blouse stands next to a man in a wide-brimmed hat
past Film/Video

Detour (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945) Introduced by John Polito, Founder and Chief Engineer, Audio Mechanics

Sat, Feb 23, 2019
A woman with a scarf around her head and a man in a striped shirt and hat smile at one another
past Film/Video

Prisoners of the Earth (Prisioneros de la tierra, Mario Soffici, 1939) Introduced by Margaret Bodde, Executive Director, The Film Foundation

Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Patrons mingle at a reception at the Wex
past Film/Video

Cinema Revival Reception

Sat, Feb 23, 2019
A woman leans her head against a man's shoulder
New Restoration
past Film/Video

White Nights (Taylor Hackford, 1985) Introduced by Rita Belda, Vice President of Asset Management, Film Restoration and Digital Mastering, Sony Pictures

Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Two men in bowler hats smile for the camera
Family Programming
past Film/Video

Laurel and Hardy X 4 Helpmates (James Parrott, 1932) County Hospital (James Parrott, 1932) Busy Bodies (Lloyd French, 1933) That’s That (1937)

Sun, Feb 24, 2019
Man in hat poses with boxing gloves in a fighting stance
New Restoration
past Film/Video

Battling Butler (Buster Keaton, 1926) Introduced by Tim Lanza, Vice President and Archivist, Cohen Film Collection

Sun, Feb 24, 2019
A family of three poses in a photo studio decorated with a moon and stars
New Restoration
past Film/Video

That Brennan Girl (Alfred Santell, 1946)

Sun, Feb 24, 2019
A woman carrying a purse walking down a hall
New Restoration
past Film/Video

Les rendez-vous d’Anna (Chantal Akerman, 1978)

Mon, Feb 25, 2019
A woman and man smile for the camera
past Film/Video

Claudine (John Berry, 1974) Postscreening conversation with Simone Drake

Tue, Feb 26, 2019

SEASON SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO
Rohauer Collection Foundation

SUPPORT FOR THE FILM/VIDEO STUDIO PROGRAM
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Arts

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation