NOW PLAYING: Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

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NOW PLAYING: Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Gartenberg Media presents Steve Bilich's Native New Yorker to view, for free, in the Adrienne Mancia Streaming Room throughout the month of September.  Over two decades since 9/11, Bilich's film remains a powerful cinematic work, political statement, and educational tool. Shot on a Cine-Kodak camera, it is likely the only 16mm film documentation of the event, which was otherwise captured on video — the dominant format of the time.

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NOW PLAYING: Péter Lichter THE GENEVA MECHANISM: A GHOST MOVIE

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NOW PLAYING: Péter Lichter THE GENEVA MECHANISM: A GHOST MOVIE

In August, GME announced its move towards focusing on the distribution of film titles from our library on digital formats. As the educational film market has shifted from 16mm film distribution to DVD and Blu-ray editions, and most recently streaming, the contours of film history are being radically reshaped. Well-known films are now re-released in new, high-quality digital transfers by film archives and boutique publishers, and lesser-known films from the course of moving image history are made available for the first time in digital formats. More recently, with the rise of Covid-19 and the shift to remote teaching, the demand for server-based digital media over disk distribution has grown, and librarians have been tasked with rethinking the physical moving image format for their acquisition programs. In recognition of these technological changes, as well as the malleability and evolution of the filmic medium at large, GME is proud to present Péter Lichter’s timely and fascinating short film THE GENEVA MECHANISM: A GHOST MOVIE in the Adrienne Mancia Streaming Room this month.

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