Reclaiming American History from Paper Rolls by the Renovare Process

This short film is an illustration of Niver's preservation process of paper print films. Renovare—from the Latin "to renew"—was an apt name for Niver's company, for the Academy Award-winning work that he and his colleagues accomplished has been vital to our collective understanding of cinema's evolution since its origins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

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With the Marines at Tarawa

With the Marines at Tarawa

1944

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927

Permutations

Permutations

1968

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

1980

The Village

The Village

1993

The Expedition

The Expedition

1962

The Battle of San Pietro

The Battle of San Pietro

1945

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

1972

Night Mulch

2001

The Middleman

The Middleman

1976

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

1924

Spend It All

Spend It All

1972

The Deadlier Sex

The Deadlier Sex

1920

The Elephant God

The Elephant God

1979

Crocus

Crocus

1971

The Balcony

The Balcony

1963

Liliom

Liliom

1930

Reform School

Reform School

1939

The Coward

The Coward

1965

“He was born, he suffered, he died.”

“He was born, he suffered, he died.”

1974