Missing Movies at the Association of Movie Image Archivists Conference 2022

Missing Movies advisors Dave Filipi, director of the Wexner Center for the Arts; Black Film Archive founder Maya Cade; and copyright expert Elias Savada spoke about legal and other challenges to programming missing movies at The Association of Movie Image Archivists Conference 2022.

From The Association of Movie Image Archivists Conference:

"Our community faces many challenges identifying, finding, preserving, restoring, and publishing “lost” films that may not have had distribution or festival exposure — including independent media made by women and members of BIPOC, LGBTQ, and/or disabled communities. Moderated by Dennis Doros, co-president of Missing Movies, the panel will consist of: filmmaker Nancy Savoca will discuss her experiences trying to track down the rights and materials for her award-winning features; copyright expert Elias Savada will clarify the legal and procedural barriers; Dave Filipi of the Wexner Center of the Arts will address the challenges of locating lost films and clearing rights to screen them; and Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive, will explore how films have historically been ignored and neglected — and as a result are difficult to identify, locate, and preserve."

Conference Program