Panorama Ephemera Explained

Panorama Ephemera is a 2004 collage film by film archivist Rick Prelinger.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

A meditative chronicle featuring 64 self-contained sequences from a wide variety of ephemeral films touring conflicted North American landscapes while focusing on familiar and mythical imagery from America's past (1626–1978).^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

List of notable films featured

• Last Clear Chance (1959)^{[9] [10]}
• Master Hands (1936)^{[9] [10]}
• This Is Hormel (1965)^{[9] [10]}
• The Private Life of a Cat (1947)^{[9] [10]}
• The House in the Middle (1954)^{[9] [10]}

See also

• List of films in the public domain
• Americana (culture)
• Internet Archive
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 - featured some of the films shown on Panorama Ephermera
  • RiffTrax - featured some of the films shown on Panorama Ephermera

External links

• Entire movie on Prelinger's official Vimeo channel
• Panorama Ephemera at IMDb
• Entire film also available on Prelinger's official YouTube channel

Notes and References

1. https://www.wired.com/2011/05/dead-media-beat-rick-prelinger-and-his-ephemera-film-collection/ Dead Media Beat: Rick Prelinger and his ephermera film collection|WIRED
2. https://chicagoreader.com/film/panorama-ephemera/ Chicago Reader
3. https://mubi.com/en/us/films/panorama-ephemera MUBI
4. https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2005/films/panorama-ephemera IFFR
5. https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/panorama-ephemera-2005-04 Harvard Film Archive
6. https://www.sfcinematheque.org/rick_prelingeris_panorama_ephemera_06_13_2004/ SFCinematheque
7. https://www.eastman.org/panorama-ephemera-filmmaker-rick-prelinger George Eastman Museum
8. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Films_that_Work/WlGSVKeZM7gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=panorama+ephemera+rick+prelinger&pg=PA51&printsec=frontcover Films that Work - Google Books (pg.51)
9. Web site: Prelinger. Rick. Panorama Ephemera. Internet Archive. November 10, 2013.
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy6KlxyxibM Panorama Ephermera (2004) - Rick Prelinger on YouTube