November 2025 Roundup

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November 2025 Roundup

Today we recap screenings, events, and celebrations from October related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. Notably, GME announced a number of titles for distribution, including the films of Jonas Mekas (in conjunction with Re:Voir Video) and a selection of classic and recently-rediscovered films noir. A number of titles that GME distributes to North American universities were also screened in November at the 28th San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

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World AIDS Day: Erasure in Elegy in the Streets

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World AIDS Day: Erasure in Elegy in the Streets

December 1st is World AIDS Day, an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic and honoring those who we have lost to HIV/AIDS. On this day of consciousness-raising, mourning, and remembrance, GME is honored to welcome Jim Hubbard’s ELEGY IN THE STREETS (1989) on DSL into our library of films currently available for international institutional acquisition.

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Marcel L’Herbier’s L’INHUMAINE Screens at Film Forum on November 30th

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Marcel L’Herbier’s L’INHUMAINE Screens at Film Forum on November 30th

On Sunday, November 30th, at 4:40pm, Marcel L’Herbier’s L’INHUMAINE (1924) screens at Film Forum, with live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner. GME distributes L’INHUMAINE to North American academic institutions on a Blu-Ray published by Flicker Alley, which features a behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of L’Herbier’s film, a featurette chronicling the creation of the film’s original score, and a booklet consisting of rare on-set photographs and information about the film.

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This Thanksgiving, GME honors the history and plight of Indigenous Peoples with Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

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This Thanksgiving, GME honors the history and plight of Indigenous Peoples with Steve Bilich's NATIVE NEW YORKER

This Thanksgiving, in recognition of the history and plight of Indigenous Peoples, Gartenberg Media is once again proud to distribute Steve Bilich's Native New Yorker to academic and cultural institutions worldwide.

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Happy NOIRvember from Gartenberg Media!

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Happy NOIRvember from Gartenberg Media!

Down-on-their-luck detectives. Devious dames. Lust, lies, betrayal, murder... who doesn’t love a good film noir?

As November — or should we say, Noirvember — comes to a close, we reflect on our collection of noir titles on DSL, DVD, and/or Blu-Ray. From bona fide classics to long forgotten and recently rediscovered diamonds-in-the-rough, these macabre gems are currently available for North American institutional acquisition from Gartenberg Media Enterprises.

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Danish Film Institute curator Thomas Christensen honored at 2025 San Francisco Silent Film Festival

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Danish Film Institute curator Thomas Christensen honored at 2025 San Francisco Silent Film Festival

On November 15th, Thomas Christensen was honored at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival for his tireless support of silent film preservation and exhibition thanks to his work as lead curator at the Danish Film Institute. Since its founding in 1972, the DFI has been devoted to preserving Danish film heritage, including masterpieces from the silent era. As lead curator, Christensen has been an integral part of the DFI's initiative to digitize their collection and make it accessible. To this end, the Danish Film Institute launched the series Danish Silent Classics, which consists of DVD releases of both individual silent films and anthologies. Many of these discs contain bonus features as well as filmmaker biographies and filmographies. GME is pleased to distribute a number of these publications to academic institutions in North America.

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Silent Film Classics Screened at This Year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival

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Silent Film Classics Screened at This Year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival

The 28th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) took place at the Orinda Theatre from November 12th to 16th. The largest and most prestigious festival devoted to silent film in North America, SFSFF presented 22 programs of rare and classic silent films, accompanied by live musicians, including a number of recent film restorations. A number of titles by filmmakers that GME distributes to North American academic institutions screened at the festival this year.

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October 2025 Roundup

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October 2025 Roundup

Today we recap screenings, events, and celebrations from October related to GME titles, artists, and colleagues. Notably, GME announced a number of new titles for distribution, including: five silent short films from Undercrank Productions, three unsung classics of Cantonese cinema recently rediscovered by the Asian Film Archive, five early British films by Alfred Hitchcock, and two overlooked New Hollywood “bookends” restored and re-released by Vinegar Syndrome. GME also announced the distribution of Warren Sonbert’s early films — for rental on digital formats — through The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, where they were originally distributed on 16mm beginning in the 1960s.

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Raimondo Borea's Photograph of Johnny Carson and Steve Allen Featured in Marilyn Maye Show at 54 Below

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Raimondo Borea's Photograph of Johnny Carson and Steve Allen Featured in Marilyn Maye Show at 54 Below

On Thursday, October 30th, GME President Jon Gartenberg, GME Fine Arts Curator David Deitch, and GME Associate Matt McKinzie attended a live musical performance by celebrated singer Marilyn Maye at 54 Below. Maye is a Grammy-nominated performer who was discovered by Steve Allen in 1963. She went on to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a record 76 times, the most of any other musical guest. She also recorded a number of successful albums for RCA in the 1960s, and at the age of 97, continues to perform live. Throughout her show at 54 Below, Maye shared clips from her appearances on The Tonight Show as well as stills from the show itself. One of the stills is an on-set photo taken by Raimondo Borea. Borea, a freelance photographer, was afforded exclusive behind-the-scenes access to The Tonight Show, where he captured candid portraits of the show’s hosts and celebrity guests. The Borea photo featured in Maye’s show is from the mid-1960s and captures host Johnny Carson and guest Steve Allen sharing a laugh. GME represents Borea’s photographic oeuvre and is committed to resurrecting the career of this important yet overlooked artist. GME recently partnered with Getty Images to make Borea’s photographs of The Today Show and The Tonight Show available for licensing. Please contact info@gartenbergmedia.com for all inquiries related to the Borea photography collection.

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