Keynote by Ted Hope. This event is FREE, but reservations required.
Join us Opening Night!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024, 6:30PM
Jane Fonda will introduce the movie and conduct Q&A with Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner.
Screening Preceded by Tribute to the Men and Women of the Academy Film Archive.
GALA TICKETSAVAILABLE UNTIL DEC. 3
“Reel Resistance” Roundtable: LET’S RALLY TO SAVE THE FUTURE OF INDIE FILM
IndieCollect Prepares to Celebrate its 80th Film Restoration!
This is a historic milestone for IndieCollect and for American indie cinema.
See Them All
Save Indie Film
We believe indie film is the lifeblood of an open society. IndieCollect was founded to Save Indie Film — to ensure the films remain discoverable and watchable today and in the future.
We advocate for all directors and all genres, but pay particular attention to films by women, people of color, and makers who identify as LGBTQ+.
Join the Campaign!
Whether you’re a filmmaker or a film fan, stand up and tell the world that indie movies matter. You too can save a film — maybe your own.
Did You Know?
Half of all movies made before 1950 were lost or destroyed.
Indie films make up the majority of films produced since 1950.
Most of them are orphans. They don’t have studios to ensure they survive.
If we don’t intervene now, the work of most American independent media makers will be lost to future generations.
Rescue
We locate, identify and archive indie films — thousands so far and more all the time. Bring us your motion picture and sound elements so we can get them indexed and help you find a safe berth.
For celluloid, cold storage at a non-profit archive is ideal. If your film is in a digital format, it may be at even greater risk. Help us help you to protect ephemeral digital files
Restore
Working from original film and sound elements, we create state-of-the-art 4K digital restorations.
We have brought down the costs by doing all the work in-house on our own Kinetta scanner and with an in-house team of colorists on a non-profit basis.
Reactivate
In association with discerning exhibitors and distributors and the support of sympathetic journalists, we are getting these fantastic films to new audiences.
Nationtime and Cane River had never been released. Now they’ve entered the canon and are changing the way we view Black cinema and American cultural and political history.
