Episode Details

As Executive Director of San Francisco Film Preserve, Kathy Rose O’Regan works hard to highlight our shared film heritage. Her five picks certainly paint a picture of the international nuances of 1910 filmmaking, with each hailing from a different country and operating in a different narrative mode (or lack thereof).

Kathy also served as the Senior Film Restorer for San Francisco Silent Film Festival, overseeing all operations of the preservation department and managing the restoration of dozens of silent era titles. Previously, she managed the preservation department of the Bay Area Video Coalition.

Films and resources mentioned:

• The Aerial Submarine (1910) - Walter R. Booth
• The Abyss (1910) - Urban Gad
• Dutch Hairstyles and Types (1910) - Alfred Machin
• Frankenstein (1910) - J. Searle Dawley
• The Youghal Clock Tower Animation (1910) - Philip, James, and Thomas Horgan
• The White Heather (1919) - Maurice Tourneur
• The Airship Destroyer (1909) - Walter R. Booth
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - James Cameron
• The Abyss (1989) - James Cameron
• The Mill (1909) - Alfred Machin
• Mad God (2021) - Phil Tippett
• Frankenstein (2025) - Guillermo del Toro
• Frankenstein (1931) - James Whale
• The Irish Lumières: The Horgan Brothers (2024) - Darina Clancy
• Hamnet (2025) - Chloé Zhao
• Wicked (2024) - Jon M. Chu
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) - Otis Turner
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) - Edwin S. Porter
• Timeline of Historical Colors in Photography and Film
• Uncovering the Film Company of Ireland with Veronica Johnson