Missing Movies Org
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Non-profit Missing Movies was founded in 2022 to empower filmmakers, distributors, archivists, and others to make the full range of our cinema history available to all. www.missingmovies.org
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today we’re calling for the rediscovery of Ossie Davis’s Cool Red (Countdown at Kusini). Released in 1976, it was the first US feature filmed entirely in Nigeria and funded by @dstinc1913.bsky.social A piece of Pan-African film history that deserves a modern restoration
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today we’re calling for the rediscovery of Ossie Davis’s Cool Red (Countdown at Kusini). Released in 1976, it was the first US feature filmed entirely in Nigeria and funded by @dstinc1913.bsky.social A piece of Pan-African film history that deserves a modern restoration
For this week's #FoundFilmFriday, we’re highlighting the Vinegar Syndrome 4K UHD release of Dario Argento’s The Phantom of the Opera (1998)! Check out the restoration and let us know: Is it a cult classic or just plain chaotic?
#MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia #Horror #BoutiqueBluray #DarioArgento
#MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia #Horror #BoutiqueBluray #DarioArgento
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
For this week's #FoundFilmFriday, we’re highlighting the Vinegar Syndrome 4K UHD release of Dario Argento’s The Phantom of the Opera (1998)! Check out the restoration and let us know: Is it a cult classic or just plain chaotic?
#MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia #Horror #BoutiqueBluray #DarioArgento
#MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia #Horror #BoutiqueBluray #DarioArgento
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today: Andy Warhol’s 1966 Chelsea Girls.
A landmark of avant-garde split-screen cinema, yet it’s nearly a ghost—unavailable on streaming and stuck on rare DVDs. Experimental history belongs to the public, not just the archives. #MissingMovies #AndyWarhol
A landmark of avant-garde split-screen cinema, yet it’s nearly a ghost—unavailable on streaming and stuck on rare DVDs. Experimental history belongs to the public, not just the archives. #MissingMovies #AndyWarhol
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today: Andy Warhol’s 1966 Chelsea Girls.
A landmark of avant-garde split-screen cinema, yet it’s nearly a ghost—unavailable on streaming and stuck on rare DVDs. Experimental history belongs to the public, not just the archives. #MissingMovies #AndyWarhol
A landmark of avant-garde split-screen cinema, yet it’s nearly a ghost—unavailable on streaming and stuck on rare DVDs. Experimental history belongs to the public, not just the archives. #MissingMovies #AndyWarhol
BIG NEWS for #FoundFilmFriday! Jia Zhang-ke's Caught by the Tides is officially RESTORED by The Criterion Collection! Experience this epic blend of doc & fiction spanning decades of Chinese history. Don't miss this cinematic event! #MissingMovies #JiaZhangke #FilmRestoration #CaughtByTheTides
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
BIG NEWS for #FoundFilmFriday! Jia Zhang-ke's Caught by the Tides is officially RESTORED by The Criterion Collection! Experience this epic blend of doc & fiction spanning decades of Chinese history. Don't miss this cinematic event! #MissingMovies #JiaZhangke #FilmRestoration #CaughtByTheTides
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! 🎬 Today we’re spotlighting Michael Gleason’s 1981 indie drama Broken English. A raw look at NYC life that has vanished from the public eye. No stream. No DVD. No Blu-ray. Help us find it and preserve it. #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation #LostFilm #1981
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s #MissingMovieMonday! 🎬 Today we’re spotlighting Michael Gleason’s 1981 indie drama Broken English. A raw look at NYC life that has vanished from the public eye. No stream. No DVD. No Blu-ray. Help us find it and preserve it. #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation #LostFilm #1981
For this #FoundFilmFriday, we’re celebrating the 4K debut of Jon Watts’ CLOWN (2014)! 🤡
Once a "fake" trailer, then a "missing" gem due to distribution snags, it’s finally home in UHD thanks to Turbine Medien New 4K master + Dolby Atmos = pure nightmare fuel.
#PhysicalMedia #Horror #Clown
Once a "fake" trailer, then a "missing" gem due to distribution snags, it’s finally home in UHD thanks to Turbine Medien New 4K master + Dolby Atmos = pure nightmare fuel.
#PhysicalMedia #Horror #Clown
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
For this #FoundFilmFriday, we’re celebrating the 4K debut of Jon Watts’ CLOWN (2014)! 🤡
Once a "fake" trailer, then a "missing" gem due to distribution snags, it’s finally home in UHD thanks to Turbine Medien New 4K master + Dolby Atmos = pure nightmare fuel.
#PhysicalMedia #Horror #Clown
Once a "fake" trailer, then a "missing" gem due to distribution snags, it’s finally home in UHD thanks to Turbine Medien New 4K master + Dolby Atmos = pure nightmare fuel.
#PhysicalMedia #Horror #Clown
It’s #MissingMovieMonday and we’re talking about a lost gem of 90s indie cinema: Robert M. Young’s CAUGHT (1996). A gritty, noir-tinged drama starring Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso that premiered at Sundance to rave reviews... then vanished. #FilmPreservation
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s #MissingMovieMonday and we’re talking about a lost gem of 90s indie cinema: Robert M. Young’s CAUGHT (1996). A gritty, noir-tinged drama starring Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso that premiered at Sundance to rave reviews... then vanished. #FilmPreservation
It’s #FoundFilmFriday! Today we’re celebrating a titan of the Taiwan New Wave: Edward Yang’s 'Yi Yi.' 📽️
While never "missing," the film has been found anew in a gorgeous 4K digital restoration by The Criterion Collection. A masterpiece of life, death, and everything in between.
While never "missing," the film has been found anew in a gorgeous 4K digital restoration by The Criterion Collection. A masterpiece of life, death, and everything in between.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s #FoundFilmFriday! Today we’re celebrating a titan of the Taiwan New Wave: Edward Yang’s 'Yi Yi.' 📽️
While never "missing," the film has been found anew in a gorgeous 4K digital restoration by The Criterion Collection. A masterpiece of life, death, and everything in between.
While never "missing," the film has been found anew in a gorgeous 4K digital restoration by The Criterion Collection. A masterpiece of life, death, and everything in between.
It’s #MissingMovieMonday. Today we’re highlighting the 1997 Sundance gem Black & White & Red All Over. This vital piece of 90s Black indie cinema is currently unavailable to stream or buy. We can’t let films this important disappear. Let’s bring it back to the screen! #FilmArchive #IndependentFilm
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s #MissingMovieMonday. Today we’re highlighting the 1997 Sundance gem Black & White & Red All Over. This vital piece of 90s Black indie cinema is currently unavailable to stream or buy. We can’t let films this important disappear. Let’s bring it back to the screen! #FilmArchive #IndependentFilm
#FoundFilmFriday
Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man has received a director-approved restoration, and it’s a monochrome dream come true. Robby Müller’s cinematography has never looked more ghostly, and Neil Young’s score still cuts like a knife.
Out now from The Criterion Collection #DeadMan #JimJarmusch
Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man has received a director-approved restoration, and it’s a monochrome dream come true. Robby Müller’s cinematography has never looked more ghostly, and Neil Young’s score still cuts like a knife.
Out now from The Criterion Collection #DeadMan #JimJarmusch
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#FoundFilmFriday
Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man has received a director-approved restoration, and it’s a monochrome dream come true. Robby Müller’s cinematography has never looked more ghostly, and Neil Young’s score still cuts like a knife.
Out now from The Criterion Collection #DeadMan #JimJarmusch
Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man has received a director-approved restoration, and it’s a monochrome dream come true. Robby Müller’s cinematography has never looked more ghostly, and Neil Young’s score still cuts like a knife.
Out now from The Criterion Collection #DeadMan #JimJarmusch
Missing: "Breakin' and Enterin'" (1983). Before the hit movie "Breakin'", this doc captured the raw, real West Coast B-boy scene at club Radio-Tron. Featuring a young Ice-T and future stars Boogaloo Shrimp & Shabba-Doo, a clean master of this crucial hip-hop history is M.I.A. #HipHopHistory
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Missing: "Breakin' and Enterin'" (1983). Before the hit movie "Breakin'", this doc captured the raw, real West Coast B-boy scene at club Radio-Tron. Featuring a young Ice-T and future stars Boogaloo Shrimp & Shabba-Doo, a clean master of this crucial hip-hop history is M.I.A. #HipHopHistory
A joyful noise! 🎤✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate Spike Lee's film of "David Byrne's American Utopia" joining the The Criterion Collection. Securing a permanent, director-approved physical release is a vital act of preservation in the streaming age. #MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A joyful noise! 🎤✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate Spike Lee's film of "David Byrne's American Utopia" joining the The Criterion Collection. Securing a permanent, director-approved physical release is a vital act of preservation in the streaming age. #MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia
For #MissingMovieMonday, we’re spotlighting Cheech Marin’s 1987 satire "Born in East L.A." A cult classic about a U.S. citizen mistakenly deported, it's sadly unavailable to stream or buy digitally anywhere. A culturally vital film that deserves to be seen. Do you own a copy? #BornInEastLA
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For #MissingMovieMonday, we’re spotlighting Cheech Marin’s 1987 satire "Born in East L.A." A cult classic about a U.S. citizen mistakenly deported, it's sadly unavailable to stream or buy digitally anywhere. A culturally vital film that deserves to be seen. Do you own a copy? #BornInEastLA
The avant-garde reborn! For #FoundFilmFriday, dive into The Criterion Collection stunning 4K restorations of Man Ray's surrealist classics in "Return to Reason." Seeing these 1920s experiments with newfound clarity—and haunting new scores by SQÜRL—is a revelation. #MissingMovies #ManRay
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The avant-garde reborn! For #FoundFilmFriday, dive into The Criterion Collection stunning 4K restorations of Man Ray's surrealist classics in "Return to Reason." Seeing these 1920s experiments with newfound clarity—and haunting new scores by SQÜRL—is a revelation. #MissingMovies #ManRay
Don't let history disappear. Support Missing Movies in our quest to find and save lost films. Your donation keeps cinema alive! #MissingMovies #FilmArchive #SupportFilm https://www.missingmovies.org/donate #FilmPreservation #SupportTheArts #MissingMovies
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don't let history disappear. Support Missing Movies in our quest to find and save lost films. Your donation keeps cinema alive! #MissingMovies #FilmArchive #SupportFilm https://www.missingmovies.org/donate #FilmPreservation #SupportTheArts #MissingMovies
For #MissingMovieMonday: "The Boys of Baraka" (2005). 🌍 This powerful doc by @LokiFilms about Baltimore boys attending school in Kenya was distributed by the defunct ThinkFilm. Like many ThinkFilm titles, it remains in rights limbo without a secure home. #MissingMovies #FilmRights
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For #MissingMovieMonday: "The Boys of Baraka" (2005). 🌍 This powerful doc by @LokiFilms about Baltimore boys attending school in Kenya was distributed by the defunct ThinkFilm. Like many ThinkFilm titles, it remains in rights limbo without a secure home. #MissingMovies #FilmRights
Rediscover the magic of the Scottish Isles. Powell & Pressburger’s romantic masterpiece "I Know Where I'm Going!" is this week's #FoundFilmFriday pick. The new 4K restoration returns the film’s ethereal beauty to its full glory. A must-see classic. #MissingMovies #FilmRestoration
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rediscover the magic of the Scottish Isles. Powell & Pressburger’s romantic masterpiece "I Know Where I'm Going!" is this week's #FoundFilmFriday pick. The new 4K restoration returns the film’s ethereal beauty to its full glory. A must-see classic. #MissingMovies #FilmRestoration
Missing: “All Over Me” (1997). 🎸 Alex Sichel’s gritty, riot-grrrl-fueled coming-of-age classic is currently unavailable to stream and stuck on OOP DVD. A vital piece of New Queer Cinema deserves to be seen, not lost. 🏳️🌈 #MissingMovies #AllOverMe #FilmPreservation #LGBTQFilm
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Missing: “All Over Me” (1997). 🎸 Alex Sichel’s gritty, riot-grrrl-fueled coming-of-age classic is currently unavailable to stream and stuck on OOP DVD. A vital piece of New Queer Cinema deserves to be seen, not lost. 🏳️🌈 #MissingMovies #AllOverMe #FilmPreservation #LGBTQFilm
A classic reborn in 4K. ✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate the new restoration of Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay!” (1988). Capturing the raw spirit of Mumbai’s streets, this masterpiece is now preserved for future generations via The Criterion Collection 🎞️ #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A classic reborn in 4K. ✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate the new restoration of Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay!” (1988). Capturing the raw spirit of Mumbai’s streets, this masterpiece is now preserved for future generations via The Criterion Collection 🎞️ #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
O'Brien's films are unique time capsules of rural American life using real locals instead of actors. Like many regional indie films from the early 2000s, it has vanished from distribution. No streaming. No new discs. It’s a gentle, funny look at "old vs. new" Vermont that deserves a second life.
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
O'Brien's films are unique time capsules of rural American life using real locals instead of actors. Like many regional indie films from the early 2000s, it has vanished from distribution. No streaming. No new discs. It’s a gentle, funny look at "old vs. new" Vermont that deserves a second life.
It’s #FoundFilmFriday! His Girl Friday isn’t a "lost" film, but its original look was fading fast. The new 4K restoration (released this week by The Criterion Collection scanned the original 35mm nitrate negatives and—crucially—digitally recreated missing frames that didn't exist in any other print.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s #FoundFilmFriday! His Girl Friday isn’t a "lost" film, but its original look was fading fast. The new 4K restoration (released this week by The Criterion Collection scanned the original 35mm nitrate negatives and—crucially—digitally recreated missing frames that didn't exist in any other print.
It’s #MissingMoviesMonday! Today’s pick: MAN WITH A PLAN (1996) dir. John O'Brien. A retired Vermont dairy farmer runs for Congress because he’s broke. A mockumentary so convincing, the lead actor (Fred Tuttle) actually ran for Senate in real life two years later—and won the primary! #MissingMovies
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s #MissingMoviesMonday! Today’s pick: MAN WITH A PLAN (1996) dir. John O'Brien. A retired Vermont dairy farmer runs for Congress because he’s broke. A mockumentary so convincing, the lead actor (Fred Tuttle) actually ran for Senate in real life two years later—and won the primary! #MissingMovies
Missing Movies Monday! Where is John O'Brien's 1992 indie comedy, Vermont is for Lovers? Screened at New Directors/New Films '94, this quirky feature/doc hybrid is now lost! Help us find a print or negative.
#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm
#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Missing Movies Monday! Where is John O'Brien's 1992 indie comedy, Vermont is for Lovers? Screened at New Directors/New Films '94, this quirky feature/doc hybrid is now lost! Help us find a print or negative.
#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm
#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm
#FoundFilmFriday! The Criterion Collection has brought 17 early films by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami back into view! The new box set covers his first two decades at Kanoon, showcasing his vital exploration of Iranian culture and cinema. A huge win for film preservation! #NowAvailable
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! The Criterion Collection has brought 17 early films by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami back into view! The new box set covers his first two decades at Kanoon, showcasing his vital exploration of Iranian culture and cinema. A huge win for film preservation! #NowAvailable
MISSING MOVIE MONDAY: Where is Lena's Dreams (1997)? This celebrated drama starring Marlene Forte about a Cuban-American actress facing a mid-life crisis in NYC won 5 festivals but is now lost! Help us save this vital 90s indie film! 🎬
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
MISSING MOVIE MONDAY: Where is Lena's Dreams (1997)? This celebrated drama starring Marlene Forte about a Cuban-American actress facing a mid-life crisis in NYC won 5 festivals but is now lost! Help us save this vital 90s indie film! 🎬
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation