3-D SPACE And 3-D Film Archive Launch Campaign To Preserve Lost 3-D Movie SEPTEMBER STORM (1960)

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - July 25, 2016 - PRLog -- 3-D SPACE: The Center For Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education has partnered with the 3-D Film Archive to embark on the conservation and restoration of the 1960 motion picture SEPTEMBER STORM, considered one of the "lost" 3-D features of the golden age of 3-D cinema. Shot in 1959, it was the last of the 3-D movies to be filmed in the 1950s, and is most notable for being filmed in Stereo-Vision (utilizing the Natural Vision 3-D camera rig) and in CinemaScope. It was directed by Byron Haskin (The War Of The Worlds), produced by Edward L. Alperson (Invaders From Mars), and stars Joanne Dru, Mark Stevens, Robert Strauss, and Asher Dann.

SEPTEMBER STORM hasn't been seen in it's intended 3-D and widescreen format since it's initial theatrical release in 1960, and the surviving film elements are deteriorating. If a digital restoration of the stereoscopic anamorphic version isn't done soon, it is at risk of being lost forever. A Kickstarter campaign was launched on Saturday, July 16, to raise the $25,000 needed to scan and repair the picture. Just one week into the month-long fundraising campaign, the project has already received 50% of it's needed donations, and is on track to reach its goal by the August 16 deadline. "There were fifty 3-D pictures produced in the 1950s," says 3-D SPACE executive director Eric Kurland, "but only a handful are currently preserved for future audiences to enjoy. If we're able to successfully fund this restoration, it will provide a crowdfunding model that can be used in the future to rescue more endangered films, and help keep these parts of our cultural history alive." Visit the website http://tinyurl.com/SaveSeptemberStorm to learn more about the Kickstarter campaign.

3-D SPACE: The Center For Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education is a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of the history of stereoscopic imaging and the advancement of current and future 3-D arts and sciences. 3-D SPACE has implemented an ongoing program of public presentations, classes and workshops in stereoscopic 3-D content creation, from 3-D photography and filmmaking to immersive virtual reality. www.3-DSPACE.org

The 3-D Film Archive has been actively working to preserve our 3-D film heritage by digitally restoring classic 3-D movies, and making them available to a new generation of theatergoers and home viewers. Recent restoration projects include the 3-D movies DRAGONFLY SQUADRON, THE BUBBLE, THE MASK, GOG, and the 3-D RARITIES collection. www.3dfilmarchive.com