The Wexler Center for the Arts at Ohio State University recently presented a program of films by Robert Breer restored as 35mm prints by the Anthology Film Archives.

The restorations — a dozen in all — were first premiered in 2008, when Anthology completed the work with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Mr. Breer was present at the 2008 premiere to introduce the films.

The 16mm originals, dating from 1956 through 1986, were enlarged to 35mm.  Anthology has also preserved Breer’s series Form Phases I-IV (1954-1956) in their original 16mm format, at the request of the filmmaker.

Among the films preserved as 35mm was Blazes (1961), which will be presented in its original 16mm format as part of our own Visual Music series.