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Whitehead was inspired to launch it after stumbling onto rare and little-known films on invite-only online forums.
I started looking for a blog that was posting them, and I couldnt find anything, he explains.
I thought,Why not share all these beautiful and unknown movies with the world instead of gatekeeping them?
The films can either be streamed directly on the site itself or downloaded.
Its a real community, even if its functionalities and offerings are limited.
There are no watch lists, but the chat hosts a running discussion about movies and digital preservation.
Presenting all this cinema independently poses legal and logistical challenges.
Whitehead has writtenon the sitethat he sources his films from private collectors.
And he wants it to expand and eventually hire staff like translators and people who can supply subtitles.
Rarefilmm isnt going anywhere, Whitehead says.
The best is yet to come.
The film won Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards.
This Sam Peckinpahdirected episode is part of the anthologyBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre.
Whitehead sourced it from a Facebook acquaintance.
The two become reluctant allies to get to survive.
The 27-minute film was nominated for an Oscar in 1993.
What begins as a promotional exercise turns into a charming portrait of a megawatt celebrity.
