CurationJune 2026
Why we started with the silents
Before sound, before color, before the studio system — there is a century of cinema slowly turning to dust. Here is why our first vault opens with the silents.
Full essay coming soonJournal
Dispatches from the archive
Restoration notes, rediscovered prints, and the economics of preserving classic cinema.
Field NotesMay 2026
Chain of title: the unglamorous side of preservation
A 4K restoration is the easy part. Untangling seventy years of rights, estates, and lapsed registrations is what actually saves a film.
Full essay coming soonOwnershipMay 2026
The patron model, explained
How fractional patronage funds a restoration, what patrons recoup, and why preferred returns matter when a film re-enters distribution.
Full essay coming soonThe VaultApril 2026
Lost and found: five prints we are hunting
From a missing reel of a 1927 Soviet epic to a complete cut rumored to sit in a Buenos Aires warehouse — the search list this quarter.
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