Films of State Conference - Opening Session
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2021-06-30

This is the opening session 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/

Video Chapters
00:30 - Welcome from John Bertot (University of Maryland, College Park)
04:56 - Welcome from Luka Arsenjuk (University of Maryland, College Park)
06:51 - Welcome from The Honorable David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
11:21 - NARA Special Media Division Overview by Dan Rooney (NARA)
18:17 - NARA Moving Image and Sound Branch Overview by Ellen Mulligan (NARA)
39:25 - NARA Motion Picture Highlight Reel
50:17 - George Stevens Jr. Keynote Address
1:13:46 - Conference Preview by Oliver Gaycken (University of Maryland, College Park), Martin Johnson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and Brian Real (Southern Connecticut State University)