These Amazing Shadows

What do the films Casablanca, Blazing Saddles and West Side Story have in common? Besides being popular, they have also been deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and listed on The National Film Registry. These Amazing Shadows—a must see for film lovers-
- tells the history and importance of the Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of both film, and indeed the American experience itself. The current list of 550 films includes selections from every genre – documentaries, home movies, Hollywood classics, avant-garde, newsreels and
silent films. These Amazing Shadows reveals how American movies tell us so much about ourselves…”not just what we did, but what we thought, what we felt, what we aspired to, and the lies we told ourselves”.

"Inspiring...Elegantly assembled." David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

"A valentine to film." Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"Film-montages to end all film-montages." John Lopez, Vanity Fair

This film has also played at

Sundance Film Festival
Cleveland Film Festival
Ashland Film Festival
Seattle Film Festival
IFC Theater (New York)
Siskel Film Center (Chicago)
Coolidge Corner Theater (Boston)
Sundance Kabuki Theaters (San Francisco)
West End Cinema (Washington DC)
Doris Duke Theater (Honolulu)
Rafael Film Center (San Rafael)
O Cinema (Miami)