Proving again that there’s always more to learn about film history, Marc J. Perez’s documentary tells the story of a major American film capital before Hollywood. Milestone surrounds it with a couple of hours of early silent films made in the cinema Mecca of . . . Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Champion: A Story of America’s First Film Town
DVD
The Milestone Cinematheque
2015 / Color + B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 35 min. main documentary; many more short subjects / Street Date October 17, 2017 / available through The Milestone Cinematheque / 34.99
Film Editor: B.B. Enriquez
Original Music: Ryan Shore
Based on a book by Richard Koszarski
Produced by Tom Myers, John L. Sikes
Directed by Marc J. Perez
Milestone’s new crash course in film history is a two-disc set centered around a 2015 documentary, The Champion: A Story of America’s First Film Town. ‘The Champion’ was the name of a short-lived but significant film company,...
The Champion: A Story of America’s First Film Town
DVD
The Milestone Cinematheque
2015 / Color + B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 35 min. main documentary; many more short subjects / Street Date October 17, 2017 / available through The Milestone Cinematheque / 34.99
Film Editor: B.B. Enriquez
Original Music: Ryan Shore
Based on a book by Richard Koszarski
Produced by Tom Myers, John L. Sikes
Directed by Marc J. Perez
Milestone’s new crash course in film history is a two-disc set centered around a 2015 documentary, The Champion: A Story of America’s First Film Town. ‘The Champion’ was the name of a short-lived but significant film company,...
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