Films of State Conference - Panel 3: Using Government Film
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 30/06/2021

This is the third panel of the "Films of State: Moving Images Made by Governments" virtual conference, presented by the University of Maryland's Department of Cinema and Media Studies and the National Archives and Records Administration from April 7-9, 2021. This inaugural conference featured presentations, panel discussions, and film screenings, and was open to scholars, educators, filmmakers, students, information professionals, film historians, and anyone engaged in research on  and the re-use of government films.

The "Films of State" conference program may be viewed here: https://filmsofstate.wordpress.com/

"Using Government Film" Video Chapters
0:18 - Welcome and Panel Introductions, Heidi Holmstrom (NARA) and Audrey Amidon (NARA)
3:02 - "Do You Have That Lobotomy Film? Moving Images at the National Library of Medicine," Sarah Eilers (National Library of Medicine)
13:02 - "A Fair and Equal Chance: 'A Peoples Playhouse' Presented by the American Negro Theatre," Ina Archer (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
24:48 - Panel Discussion, Part 1
35:39 - "Restoring Identities," Lindsay Zarwell (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
40:32 - "Unfolding the Visual History of the Holocaust through American Liberation Footage," Ingo Zechner (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital History), Lindsay Zarwell (USHMM), and Criss Austin (NARA)
58:39 - Panel Discussion, Part 2
1:06:51 - "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Government Films' Second Life on the Small Screen," Karma Foley (Smithsonian Channel)
1:16:53 - "Film for Education: DocsTeach and National History Day," Stephanie Greenhut (NARA)
1:25:02 - Panel Discussion, Part 3

Links shared in panel chat:
-Visual History of the Holocaust Website - https://www.vhh-project.eu/
-VHH Advanced Digitization Toolkit - https://www.vhh-project.eu/events/advanced-digitization-tool-kit-best-practice-models/