Méliès in Michigan: An Interview with Bill McFarland, the Donor Who Saved a Foundational Lost FIlm

Now See Hear! National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

07/02/2026 09:00 AM EDT

What struck me first when I saw the Toyota Camry arrive in front of the doors of the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, was the obvious dedication these donors had to the nitrate film they were donating to the Library of Congress. They had driven approximately …

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