Mary Adair Kaiser

The Race to Save 100 Years

As the documentary points out, 85 percent of all silent pictures are gone forever because of neglect, abuse, and improper storage of original prints. This film stresses the importance of saving these and more recent films as cultural documents that have become part of our shared history. It also takes the viewer through the painstaking process of film restoration, and highlights some of the organizations and individuals who are spear-heading this movement.

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

Documentary about the making of "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944).

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.