- The 1906 French short Obsession d’Or screens Saturday night as part of the conference’s first film program.
Domitor, an international organization for scholars of early cinema, has chosen Chicago for the site of its latest biennial conference. Beginning Saturday and running through Wednesday, the conference brings together academics from across North America and Europe to speak on films from 1890-1915. Also scheduled are four programs of early films. The first two take place at the Logan Center for the Arts at U. of C. on Saturday, starting at 7:15 PM, and the second two will screen at Northwestern University’s Block Museum on Monday, starting at 7:30 PM.
