The Desert on Celluloid Film Screenings

Event Location: The Loft Cinema
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Free

Celebrate American Archives Month in October as archivists from the University of Arizona Special Collections, the Arizona Historical Society and the Center for Creative Photography, and Jennifer Jenkins, UA professor of Literature, Film and Archival Studies, present treasures from their film collections. Featured films include: travelogue filmmaker Ken Wolfgang's documentary, Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai (1970), narrated by Star Trek's George Takei; Hank Rides Again (1963), a travel film highlighting Tucson, the University of Arizona and Phoenix; In Search of the Sun (1972), a Tucson tourism film by Ray Manley; and High Heels and Ground Glass: Pioneering Women Photographers (1990), directed by Barbara Kasten and Deborah Irmas.