Preservation Projects


Think of Me First as a Person

In conjunction with the Orphan Film Symposium, CHM oversaw the digital preservation of the National Film Registry title, Think of Me First as a Person.

www.thinkofmefirstasaperson.com

Home & Amateur blog post on the preservation of Think of Me First as a Person

Helen Hill Home Movies

In conjunction with the Harvard Film Archive, with funding from the Women’s Film Preservation Foundation, nine reels of super 8 home movies by the late filmmaker Helen Hill have been preserved by Colorlab, Inc. The reels were shot by Hill in New Orleans and were partially destroyed when her Mid-City home was flooded following Hurricane Katrina.

www.helenhill.org

Wallace Kelly Home Movies

The Orphan Film Symposium and the National Film Preservation Foundation have supported the preservation of five reels of home movies and amateur films by the Kentucky filmmaker Wallace Kelly, including the National Film Registry title Our Day. The following Wallace Kelly films are available for viewing online at Archive.org:


Our Day


The Enterprise Goes to Press


Wallace Kelly Goes to New York


Trip to the Yellowstone


Family Trip West

Arthur H. Smith’s The Mirror

 

The National Film Preservation Foundation supported the preservation of “The Mirror,” an amateur thriller by the California filmmaker Arthur H. Smith. The Center for Home Movies holds Smith’s complete collection, including home movies and amateur dramas. The Mirror is available online at Archive.org: