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“Our Earliest Moving Images”
Ernest Dick
Abstract:
This lecture will explore the early history of film-making and film appreciation in Nova Scotia, including the first films seen in Nova Scotia; the first films made about Nova Scotia or shot in Nova Scotia; the world’s first documentary shot off Nova Scotia; Canada’s first feature film made in Nova Scotia; and our earliest amateur film-making.
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NOTE – ANNUAL DINNER AT DALHOUSIE CLUB
Tickets for this event must be purchased by Friday, 10 April 2014. Seating for this event is limited. To reserve tickets please print and complete a copy of the reservation form available here, and then mail it along with a cheque (made payable to the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society), to: The Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, PO Box 2622, Halifax, NS B3J 3P7. Please be sure to phone Rosemary Barbour at 902-424-6070 or e-mail the Society about your plans to attend the dinner meeting. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD RESERVATION FORM.