Reclaiming American History from Paper Rolls by the Renovare Process (1953)

Reclaiming American History from Paper Rolls by the Renovare Process

1953

Synopsis

This short film is an illustration of Niver's preservation process of paper print films. Renovare—from the Latin "to renew"—was an apt name for Niver's company, for the Academy Award-winning work that he and his colleagues accomplished has been vital to our collective understanding of cinema's evolution since its origins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

Credits

Director

Kemp Niver

Cast

Kemp Niver as narrator

Crew

Bruce Bailey (Editor)

Robert Struble (Editor)

Thom E. Fox (Editor)