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Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation: the Search for An Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation: The Search for an Archival Home Julien Bryan 1899-1974 USHMM IFF “He filmed ordinary people in extraordinary times. He seemed to know in advance of history what peoples were vulnerable and therefore all the more precious. And he used film to preserve them. Now, we need to act to preserve those precious films.” -Raye Farr ' alking. Source: Library of Congress, EB 7 27 Copyright: Public Do ain Time Code: 00:01: 1 :00 - 00:04:47:28 USHMM Format: Be aca SP; VHS Director: Julien Bryan Producer: Cameraman: Julien Bryan Production Date: 1937 Biography/ History: Julien Heque bourg Bryan ( 899-1 974) was an A erican docu en arian and fil maker. In he 1930s, he conduc ed ex ensive lee ure ours, during which he showed fil oo age he sho in he former USSR. Be een 1935 and 1938, he cap ured unique records o ordinary people and Ii e in azi Germany and in Poland. He was in Warsaw wi hin days of Ger any's invasion of Poland in Sep ember 939 and remained hroughou he German siege of he ci , filming and pho ographing wha would become America's firs cine a ic glimpse of he s art of WWII. Accession Info: 1995.1 50.1 Julien Bryan dona ed pa · of his col lee ion of 35 ni ra e fil rel a ing o his expedi ions during he period of 1930-1 950 o he Library of Congress on December 23, 1966. The Uni ed S a es Holocaus Me orial Museu purchased some reels fro he collec ion a he Library of Congress in January 1995. PE Monitor: Notes: For he beginning of his reel (FEB 7 27), see S ory 2670 on Tape 952. The Library of Congress sla e in roducing his ape (953) is incorrec . This seg en is from he FEB 7127 reel. USHMM Acquisition Timeline 1999: Regina begins conversations with Sam Regina and Raye visit the Getty storage 2000: facility in Kearney, to examine the holdings 2002: Regina, Sam, and Russ meet at Orphans 3 2003: The USHMM acquires part of the Julien Bryan Collection Bryan Acqu1sitio,n ADDENDUM January 2003 JB# Title/Notes written on can Format Cond·fo Location Pboto JB-2116 Pola d R 26-R2100-R4727 date 1939 / neg 35 nitra e. 2000 ft I Kearny ~ -2117* 35mm nitrate. 2000 ft Keariny I Roll 1 Exp 9 JB 2117 2116 Poland/ sec seQ / neg 35 nitrate, 1000 ft Kearny JB 2118• Poland 1946 I neg 35m nitrate. 2000 ft stage 3 decomp IKearny Roll 1 Exp 2 JB-2120A Poland 2098 2119-2120A 135 n·trate, 2000 ft Kearny Pola d 1948 / Cenkalsk· R 1-24 16-11 partial / JB-212 1B neg 35mm nitrate, 2000 ft Kearny Roll xp20 Poland 1948 / Cenkalski R 11 part 9...24-20 I I JB-2121 nea 36m nit ate, 2000 ft Kearny Roll 1 Exp 3 JB-2122 Poland 1948 / Cenkalski unident neg 35mm nitrate, 2000 ft Kearny JB 2123,. Poland 1948 / Cenkalski R 8-3-21 neg 35 nitrate. 2000 ft good Keamv Rol11 Exp 19 JB-2124 Pola d 1948 / Cenkalski R 25-26-22 / eg 35mm1nitrate. 2000 ft Kearny JB-2125 Poland 1948 / Cenkalski R 23-4-10 / neg I 35mm nitrate, 2000 ft Kearny JB•2126 Poland 1948 / Ge kalski R 6-7 35mm itrate, 2000 ft K:earn~y Poland 19 8 / Cenkalski R5 & u ident roll / JB-2127 eg 35mm nitrate, 2000 ft !Kearny JB-2344 2012? 35mm n,itrate, 1000 ft Kearny JB-2426Q Poland 1936 / neg 35mm nitrate, 2000 ft Keamy IJB-2520 a d JB 2561 (' ritten over 2521) 35mm i rate, 1000 ft Kearny IJB-2520** Hitler rallies 35mm nitrate JB-2520A Nazi Ge many #31 pos 35m nitrate, 1000 ft Kearny I JB,..2545A*• Poland-maps and titles 35mm nitrate neg+pos 16 safety B+W Yugoslavia i o • color I J stin ,s ots R3 Kod c ro e color JB 2555 Germany. misc, t · Oxford I trims cuts reversal (28 re Is) Hudson St. JIB-2555A+B E rope rebuilds - Germany I Yuaoslavia - Tito 16m safety (2 reels) Hudson St. JB-2604 Poland 1948 / pos 35mm rtrate. 1ooo ft Kearny JB-2779** The Story of the Jewish Peop~e 1 inch: 16mm ,safety JB-9977A Siege I35mm safety Hudson St. Poland: P o le and Co ntry R 2 / IFF "Poland" JB 9977Q RB/ fine grain pie 35 nitrate, 1000 ft Kearny AMIA-L RI AY A R S OR NG T F S and EGA CY of JUL N RY N Raye lfarr U 'A f r m , I eli v, i P p{es if t'1 · Union 1 3:> , PoL n Russ Suniewick ( olorl es or in D gr e Ni ra e Regina Longo (U . ) ar f r ~i .g RK , 19 S m Bry n, T rn · n F' l F n a tio n) Orphans 5 2006 Orphans 1rch: All Ke or al Rcfi Scarer Rctur to results I Pr ious I J arc scare i . LEO, NYPL's Branch Llbrarl s T e a c·ent Chinese Item Information [Unite States : Release b nternational Fil Foundation 19 4. ► Holdings Call#: M16 Subjec s • China - History. For at: [ otion picture]/ Responsibil i Julien Bryan . Brows Catalog Lan ua e: En lish Description : 1 reel 24 in.) : lor. · 16 title. Su a : Presents hi hli hts of Ch inese histo focusin on ajor nasties. Relates e inent achie e ents ol • The ancient Chinese ... ea h perio tot e present. Tells of the influen e of anci ent Ch inese tra ition on nte pora Ch ines life-s les. call run"' er. itional uthors: Bryan Julien Heque bour . M16 nternational Fil Foundation. • D ni #: 221 0 LCC 4 00463 Search Googl • China - History. Holdin s: Referen e Onl Search Yahoo Addo y li s eq es I e1 • China - History. CopyJHoldlng Information MARC Display Call Location o. Collection Shelving Location Item Type S atus Offsite - Re uest in Donnell Libra 16 D C on-Cir ulatin ed ia Ctr. D C e ia Center Fil on-Cir ulatin Referen e a an e NYPL a fi ome I films I search I co The follo ing is a current listing of fil s produced and/o r distributed b International Fil Foundation or Julien Bryan. Click on fil title for ore inforriation. BROWSE BY: Title I Subject Country/Location I ear of Release I Cre A Fl MS . A-Z Africa: A ew Look ( 98 2. Africans All ( 963 3. Amazon Famlly ( 96 4 . American Super-8 Revolu Ion, The ( 973 5. Americans All ( 94 6. Ancient Africans ( 970 7. Ancient Chinese, The ( 974 Alternate! Titled: Ancient Chinese: An Introduction, The IFF a home I f lms I searc ANCIENT EGYPTIAN, THE (1963) Coun ry/Loca Ion: Eg pt Producer: Julien Bryan, Se r10ur H o itz Dlrec or: LeRo Leather an FIim Summary: Th is introduction to the orld's first great ci ilizatlon brin s the ancient Eg ptian all e as a r,an and sho s, in his o n art and through inspired ani atlon, his dail life and pleasures, his alues hopes and fears and his ision of the here-after. usic b or an Lio d ani atlon b Philip Stapp. inner of the United States o ern ent Golden Eagle A ard for 964 . ( 964 IFF catalog Production Company/ FIimmaker: IFF Cinema ographer: Julien Bryan, Ra Garner, heaton Galentine Add i ional Production Crew/ Credi :s : ritten b LeRo Leather an · Music b or an Lio d; Ani ation b Ph ilip Stapp Running Time: 27 in. Years Filmed: Assorted Decade of Production: 960s Years Dis ribu ed by Julien Bryan/ IFF: 963- Fllm Gauge: 6 r, S ock: Color Safety Foo age Coun : 943' Sound: arrated No es: Footage probabl shot se eral ears before the release date ( 963 . Original score. IFF Via Bini Palazzo Gurisatti - Gemona (Ud) Italia La Cine eca Proiezioni 2007 pa Attivita editoria le 2006 Quella della Cine eca e una delle piu 2000-2005 Biblioteca icche biblio eche specializza e 1995- 1999 esis en i in I alia. 1992- 1994 II ca alogo e consul abile on-line. 1990- 1991 ~~ 1981- 1989 a Text I Ii i pub lica i dalla Ci e eca e dalle Gia a e del Ci U 0 8.12.2007 ordeno Arr.. ivin Carn nn anarn Cineteca del La Cineteca del Friuli Friuli National Showa Memorial Museum willamette.edu The LIBRARY o CONGRESS nassaulibrary.org archive.org .
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