Manhatta

Manhatta 1921 is a short documentary film directed by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand.

The film was an attempt to show the filmmakers love for the city of New York. Manhatta was a collaboration between painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand. The intertitles include excerpts from the writings of Walt Whitman.In 1995 the film was deemed culturally significant by the Library of Congress, selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, and was restored for the DVD set Unseen Cinema in October 2005. The film was completely restored in January 2009 by archivist Bruce Posner, working with film restoration company Lowry Digital. Posner spent close to four years returning the film to its original glory. The Museum of Modern Art and Anthology Film Archives also commissioned a new score from New York composer Donald Sosin. ........

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