NYU Orphan Film Symposium 2026

The NYU Orphan Film Symposium joins with the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University to convene its next edition April 8-11, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio.

Scholars, archivists, filmmakers, media artists, musicians, curators, preservationists, collectors, researchers, and enthusiasts will explore a variety of neglected works and moving image artifacts.

Presenters: Alexander Markov, Bill Bran, Joel Schlemowitz, Bill Morrison, Carolyn Kresky and Melissa Lyde, John Morton, Mustafa Uzuner, Michael J. Dennis, Rafael de Luna Freire, and Sara V. Hartzell, among many others.

* Still image: Joel Schlemowitz’s Magic Lantern Show.

More info: https://wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/2026/02/11/presenters/