Department of Film & Screen Media

Renowned film preservationist Robert Byrne 

Tuesday 5th March @ 5pm

Film and Screen Media Auditorium, Kane building basement B.10B

Why - is this event taking place? (include short text [max 100 words] with contextual information about the event, this might include - but is not limited to - the event’s purpose/impact/objectives, the speakers profile, the wider social/cultural/economic/political context within which this event is taking place)(required) You are invited to a very special masterclass with the renowned film preservationist, Rob Byrne, President of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Rob will speak about film history, preservation and festivals, and will introduce a screening of an extremely rare film, 'Behind the Door' (1919), in a newly-restored print (see more about the film here: https://www.flickeralley.com/the-history-behind-behind-the-door-1919/)