Lila Foster

Post Doctoral Student

Universidade de Brasília

BR

Biografía

Lila Foster holds a PhD from the Postgraduate Program in Media and Audiovisual Processes at ECA-USP. Articulating historical research and audiovisual preservation, his work focuses on surveying amateur production and domestic films in Brazil.

Artículos (1)

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Domestic Cinema and Travel Films: Images between Brazil and Europe (1920-1930)

In 1922, Pathé-Frères launched the Pathé-Baby projector in the French market, a small hand crank operated apparatus which showed small reels of film in the 9.5mm format. Interested consumers could purchase or rent films, bringing the cinematographic spectacle to the living room.