Congrats to "SEEING YOU IN DREAMS" by @numb-dame-band.bsky.social , a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
"A sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer." A lyrical & intimate journey.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/seei...
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE UNHOLY THREE (1930)
On April 1, we celebrate the birth of Lon Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces with his only sound film. 🎙️ Tragically, he died shortly after its release.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/theu...
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Congrats to "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BECAUSE (…) by Bea Bordanove, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬
A modernized remix that shows the timelessness of its message in a TikTok-like form.
Watch it ⤵️
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Congrats to "THE WRITER" by Matthew Cutchen, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
A lively soundtrack carries this playful meditation on our moment. "We are living in a time scramble."
Watch here ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
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Welcome to the public domain, BARNACLE BILL (1930)! ⚓️
🚢 Ahoy, cartoon fans! Bimbo the dog plays boisterous Barnacle Bill on a rollicking adventure ashore. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 for the 2nd appearance of Betty Boop. 🎩🐶🎶
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/barn...
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Congrats to "THE KING IN YELLOW" by Caleb Hernandez, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
An eerie remix that is genuinely unsettling and even frightening when watched alone at home.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/king...
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Welcome to the public domain, CIMARRON (1930) by Edna Ferber 📖
This sweeping saga of the Oklahoma land rush follows Yancey & Sabra Cravat as they build a life on the American frontier 🌾🏜️
Read it here ➡️ archive.org/details/cima...
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLING AROUND (1930)! 🐭🎶🎻
🎬 The star looks a little odd because this is the first Mickey cartoon not animated by Ub Iwerks. It's also the first Mickey released by Columbia Pictures.
Full short ⤵️
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Welcome to the public domain, GRAND HOTEL (1930) by Vicki Baum 🏨
A glamorous Berlin hotel is the site for intertwined lives in this bestselling novel of drama, romance, and ambition 📖
The 1932 movie starring Greta Garbo.
Read it here ➡️ archive.org/details/bwb_...
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Congrats to "TOM FROM COLORADO" by Nicola Eddy, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬
A poetic montage of indeterminacy & fleeting meaning using confessional text to evoke evanescent memory.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/tom-...
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Congrats to "ELPIS" by Heather Tahl, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest. 🎬
After all art was harvested, it was discarded, and artists search for means to create & survive.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/elpi...
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🎬📚 Just dropped: MYSTERY COPYRIGHT THEATER 2026!
The @authorsalliance.bsky.social crew riff on works that entered the #publicdomain, untangling the weird, wild, and confusing world of #copyright law with irreverent but relevant commentary.
Full short👇
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Congrats to "NOBODY KNOWS" by Mohamed Wane, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
An editing achievement that builds a mood of longing, suffering & rapture. Quietly powerful & deeply felt.
Watch ➡️ archive.org/details/nobo...
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🎼 Welcome to the Public Domain, BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON (1930) 🌅
🎶 The beloved tune by Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin & W. Franke Harling debuted in the musical film MONTE CARLO, introduced on screen by Jeanette MacDonald.
See the sheet music ⤵️
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The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available!
🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the #publicdomain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.
Watch the full recording ⤵️
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE SHINDIG (1930)! 🐭🐮🐴🎶
🎬 Mickey & Minnie take to the stage to show off their musical chops in this charming hoedown. Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow cut a rug as dancers.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, BLONDIE (1930) 📰
👒 Blondie debuted as a carefree flapper in Chic Young’s comic strip. Her early adventures focused on attempts to win the blessing of Dagwood's snooty, rich family.
Read the 1930 Blondie dailies ➡️ archive.org/details/blon...
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Congrats to "GEORGIA" by Javier Estella, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
A letter to the mother who left too soon. Based on a fragment of a home movie filmed in Georgia in 1930.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/geor...
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The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available!
🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain & why copyright is more complicated than it looks.
Watch the full recording ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, DOUGHBOYS (1930)
🎤 #BusterKeaton talks… & sings! In his first talkie, the Stone Face of the silent era reveals a surprisingly deep voice 🎶 & joins a ukulele-led scat jam of with Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/doug...
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Congrats to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅
A comedic short about a scientist who attempts to improve human life by altering reality.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...
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Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME REIMAGINED" by Talissa Mehringer, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/drea...
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Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME REIMAGINED" by Talissa Mehringer, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅
A music-film remix celebrating 1930s choreography & screen performers.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/drea...
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Speakeasy to Me performing in front of the Internet Archive on Jan 21st, 2026. Photo by Mia Terracotta.
Libraries bring people together—online & in person 📚🎬
These photos by Mia Terracotta capture the fun at the 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Screening & Party held at the #InternetArchive 🏛️
Missed it? 📡 Watch the recorded livestream ⤵️
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Congrats "HOW’S THE PLAY GOING?" by Noel David Taylor, an Honorable Mention in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅
An absurd comedy with a confused main character in disjointed settings.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/hows...
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶
🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.
Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...
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🧵 Welcome to the Public Domain, MY PAL PAUL (1930) 🎷🐰
🎶 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit swings alongside a caricature of bandleader Paul Whiteman in this cartoon tie-in for the film King of Jazz, featuring music featured in it.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
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A thoughtful exploration of our fraught history. Archival sourcing, intercutting of uplifting & uneasy imagery, and the Hall-Johnson Choir’s spiritual score evoke reflection: “Unease follows.”
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Congrats “BATTLE LINES ” by Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp ⚔️ Second Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥈
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Congrats “RHAPSODY, REIMAGINED” by Andrea Hale 🎶 First Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥇
A fabulously fun, rhythm-driven triumph of archival remix.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/rhap...
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