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Film Archive Finds Home at JHU

Still from Sun Flight: the Myth of Daedalus and His Son, Icarus (1966), by Gerald McDermott

When Geoff Alexander, founder, director, and CEO of the Academic Film Archive of North America (AFANA) began looking for a place to donate the 7,600 16mm films in his collection, Johns Hopkins was one of the places he considered. After a visit to JHU and the Sheridan Libraries, his decision was made.

Read more about the collection in Johns Hopkins Magazine.