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OUR DOCUMENTARY

We are proud to present to all silent film lovers our multiple award-winning documentary! In March 2015 it won the distinction "Award of Merit" at the San Francisco Film Awards. In May it won the Silver Award at the 2015 International Independent Film Awards. In September 2015 it won the Award of Recognition at the Accolade Global Film Competition. Of equal merit is the inclusion of the documentary in the Official Selection of the San Jose International Short Film Festival in October 2015. In December the documentary won the extremely prestigious Diamond Award at the 2015 California Film Awards. The amazing run of recognition for our documentary continued in 2016. In February it was included in the Official Selection of the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival.

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"Assembling a Generator" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 1904
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Assembling a Generator" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Casting a Guide Box" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    July 28, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          6 m.

"Casting a Guide Box" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Casting Scene" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    July 28, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Casting Scene" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Coil Winding Machines" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 6, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          2 m.

"Coil Winding Machines" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Girls Taking Time Checks" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 6, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Girls Taking Time Checks" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

As girls get their time checks, a group of men, probably waiting their turn, get an eyeful.

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Girls Winding Armatures" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 6, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          2 m.

"Girls Winding Armatures" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    July 28, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          4 m.

"Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room" (1904) - with film

  A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 2, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"President McKinley Inauguration" (1901) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date     March 4, 1901
Country       United States
Running time          1 m.

"President McKinley Inauguration" (1901) is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

In addition to being the cinematographer, IMDB gives Billy Bitzer credit as a director and if this is confirmed the film would be one of very few films, for which he receives this distinction.

"President McKinley Inauguration" (1901) was added to the National Film Registry in 2000 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"President Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration" (1903) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    July 1903
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"President Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Steam Hammer" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    July 1904
Country       United States
Running time          4 m.

"Steam Hammer" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Swimming Pool, Palm Beach" (1905) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    February 13, 1905
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Swimming Pool, Palm Beach" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"Testing a Rotary" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    May 7, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

"Testing a Rotary" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"The Brooklyn Handicap" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    June 3, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          8 m.

"The Brooklyn Handicap" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.
"The Georgetown Loop" (1903) - hidden gem

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    1903
Country       United States
Running time          3 m.

This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.

"The Georgetown Loop" (1903) is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

Georgetown was a mining town in a mountainous region of Colorado. The film shows what is apparently an excursion train running through a picturesque area with passengers enjoying the scenery and waving handkerchiefs.

Attention please.

Registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series 'Hidden Gems'. Please complete the steps in the article 'Gems for Donation' before proceeding.

Registered users who made the required donation please click here to watch this gem.

Below is a short preview of the film.
"Welding the Big Ring" (1904) - with film

   A scene from the film

Directed by       unknown
Cinematography by      Billy Bitzer
Starring       unknown
Distributed by       Biograph Company
Release date    April 28, 1904
Country       United States
Running time          6 m.

"Welding the Big Ring" is a very short documentary. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.

The film is part of the series "Westinghouse Works" (1904), which was added to the National Film Registry in 1998 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Let's all give our thanks to the Library of Congress for preserving this film and making it available to the public.