When Native American filmmaker Daniel Golding came to the Library of Congress to research, listen and translate the Library's rare collection of 1890 wax cylinders featuring Passamaquoddy and Quechan songs and languages, he had no idea that the Library's preservation team had a 100-year-old surprise for him and his son.
Tell us your favorite Latine movies to be part of the Library of Congress Cine Latine Filmography! We are building a list of movies that represent Latine / Hispanic American experiences.
It’s a very busy and exciting time here at the Library of Congress as we put on the final touches and prepare for the first Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound. We hope to see you this Thursday through Sunday (June 15-18), at the beautiful AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in …
The Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound is excited to announce some new updates. including a special free screening of a film that has been unseen since it’s release in 1931. We are also now offering individual screening tickets. Held next week (June 15-18), in association with AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural …
Today we share an essay about the film that started it all, the Library's appearance with Ben Burtt, and our devotion to proclaim "May The Fourth Be With You..."
Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound announces the addition of Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Ben Burtt The Library of Congress is pleased to announce that four-time Oscar-winning motion picture sound designer and sound mixer Ben Burtt will be a special guest for the inaugural Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound, a new …
I am happy to say that I work with some of the most fascinating, brilliant and passionate people that I’ve ever known. The halls here at the Library of Congress National Audio-Video Conservation Center are abuzz every day with discussions about movies, directors, cinematography, casting decisions, and opinions about what is the greatest film of …
As the great Mary McLeod Bethune gets her own statue at the US Capitol, the Library's own Stacie Seifrit-Griffin examines her life and legacy via the Library's audio-video collections.