Spotlight on Stephen Broomer's preservation work

January 16, 2025 by Denise Ing

CSI sessional instructor, Stephen Broomer's out of pocket work to preserve and widely release experimental Canadian cinema from the 1960s and beyond was recently profiled in a The Globe and Mail article, "Preserving the history of Canadian experimental film, on Blu-ray." 

The article covers a recent screening at Innis Town Hall of Home For Christmas. The event celebrated the latest release from Black Zero, a company founded by Broomer to preserve and release Blu-ray collections of work by important Canadian filmmakers. Not only do the Black Zero Blu-rays make the films more accessible by offering the option of home viewing, the bonus features on the Black Zero Blu-rays help contextualize the films for contemporary audiences.

More Black Zero Blu-rays will be released in 2025 including its first boxed-set. 

Congratulations to Stephen Broomer for having his passion project recognized and promoted to a wider audience. 

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