35MM DREAMS PRESENTED BY THE SECRET CINEMA

Archivist/curator Jay Schwartz returns to BMFI with a new program of fun and fascinating short films spanning from the ‘40s to the ‘70s, including travelogues, cartoons, newsreels, trailers, and more—all projected using rare, original 35mm film prints! Selections include:

“Western Relay” (1952) – Bell Telephone’s manufacturing division, Western Electric, made this promotional look at the advanced wireless technology employed to enable coast-to-coast live television broadcasts…while still in the early days of television ownership.

“Down Jamaica Way” (1960) – Universal’s short travel film shows the fun to be had on a Jamaican vacation, from relaxing on the beautiful beaches of Montego Bay to the challenge of limbo dancing.

“Bulls of Pamplona” (1967) – An investigation of the famous running of the bulls in the Spanish city of Pamplona, captured in vivid Technicolor.

“Design for Freedom” (1967) – A somewhat frightening sales film for General Dynamic’s F-111 Aardvark supersonic fighter jet.