In April, the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is hosting the 14th edition of the Orphan Film Symposium—and Soundies will be there.
On Saturday, April 13, I’ll present a short Soundies program on this year’s symposium theme of “Work and Play”—six films that combine performance, play, work, and music in unexpected ways.
It’s part of the 2:45 p.m. “Soundworks” program, which also features presentations on DeVry Cine-Tone Films of the late 1920s, the Black-owned Pyramid Pictures Corporation of the early 1920s, and the enigmatically titled “Leo Roars!”
The Orphan Film Symposium kicks off with a reception and screening on Wednesday evening, April 10. Programs run from 9:30 or 10 a.m. into the evening on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 11-13.
More details: https://wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/
