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Film Festival
May 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Join us on Friday May 12 at the WVIA Studios for a festival of early American Film. Featuring 6 silent films created by Lyman Howe and others, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Come learn about the impact local filmmakers had on the American film industry during its infancy.
Lyman Howe was a pioneering filmmaker from Wilkes-Barre who first added sound to film, as well as creating his own projection system, innovating using moving trains and planes in film, and many other “firsts”.
Films include:
“High Class Moving Pictures” Carol Nelson Dembert
“Roar” Al Monelli
“Sing to Me” Luz Cabrales
“They Come Back” Zack Wilcox & Tony Susi
“8 Years with Gilda” Natasha Bogutzki & Rich Drees
“High Class Moving Pictures” Carol Nelson Dembert
“Roar” Al Monelli
“Sing to Me” Luz Cabrales
“They Come Back” Zack Wilcox & Tony Susi
“8 Years with Gilda” Natasha Bogutzki & Rich Drees
This event is FREE to the public. However, reservations are required