Beyond the Screen
Institutions, Networks, and Publics of Early Cinema

Marta Braun (Edited by), Charles Keil (Edited by), Rob King (Edited by), Paul S. Moore (Edited by), Louis Pelletier (Edited by)

9780861967032

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 2012

350 pages, 65 b&w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.635 kg

The visionaries of early motion pictures thought that movies could do more than just entertain. They imagined the medium had the potential to educate and motivate the audience. In national and local contexts from Europe, North America, and around the world, early filmmakers entered the domains of science and health education, social and religious uplift, labor organizing and political campaigning. Beyond the Screen captures this pioneering vision of the future of cinema.