Margaret Cram and other itinerant women directors made Movie Queen films in the 1930s. Movie Queen, Lubec was shot on the coast of Maine and preserved by Northeast Historic Film.
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Jan
12
NHF’s Board of Directors has chosen Brook Ewing Minner to become its new Executive Director, succeeding David S. Weiss in March. Minner, who holds a Master of Library Science degree, has most recently served as Director of the Northeast Harbor Library on Mt Desert Island, Maine. “We are thrilled that Brook will lead Northeast Historic Film at this pivotal moment for moving images and culture,” says Richard Rosen, NHF Board President. "She has a strong vision for partnerships and for making the most of Northeast Historic Film’s many assets, which include our talented staff and deep collections.”
Click on the headline to read the January 12, 2015 press release.
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Dec
3
Our 2014 Annual Fund letters just went into the mail. If we mistakenly left you off the list but you would like to participate, read on and I'll give you two easy options.
NHF's Annual Fund represents the largest source of unrestricted funding we receive: money we can spend where it is most needed. Often where we spend it doesn't get headlines--but it can make the biggest difference. Please make a gift to the NHF Annual Fund and help keep over 100 years of moving image history safe.
NHF's Annual Fund represents the largest source of unrestricted funding we receive: money we can spend where it is most needed. Often where we spend it doesn't get headlines--but it can make the biggest difference. Please make a gift to the NHF Annual Fund and help keep over 100 years of moving image history safe.
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Oct
30
Percy Maxim, Hiram P. Maxim's daughter, in the subtle trick film, Scarf Dance, 1930.
Join us in NY when Orphans at MoMA features Amateur Cinema League-related works. As part of the program David Weiss will present film from Northeast Historic Film collections by Amateur Cinema League founder Hiram Percy Maxim, and O.P. Geer's Poem of Montclair, 1933.
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/22282
The program is 90 minutes long with live music. Film ticket information here,...
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Aug
21
“I love Northeast Historic Film! I have watched and purchased movies from them. They have done a great job preserving the early history and films of Maine.”
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