Congrats "FARINA & THE PERPETUAL SHINE MACHINE" by Ralphie Wilson Third Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥉 Allen “Farina” Hoskins leads an interrogative look at 1930 depictions of Black life. Archival sourcing, intercutting of uplifting & uneasy imagery, and the Hall-Johnson Choir’s spiritual score evoke reflection: “Unease follows.” A thoughtful exploration of fraught history. Full film ➡️ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Congrats “BATTLE LINES ” by Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp ⚔️🎨 Second Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥈 A tongue-in-cheek doc(mock)umentary tracking the rivalry between Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg over the diagonal line. 22 archival works, Coco Chanel costumes, and perfectly pitched narration. Masterful editing of inspired sources… sends viewers to research further. Full film ➡️ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
🎤 When songs enter the public domain, they don’t just get older—they get new lives. 🎶 For Public Domain Day 2026, musician Stephanie Woodford gave three newly public-domain classics a fresh voice by writing new lyrics, reimagined for today. It's a striking example of how timeless songs continue to evolve and find new audiences. Learn more ⤵️ #PublicDomainDay
The internet's memory isn’t a cloud—it's heat & hard drives 💽⚡ A comprehensive engineering teardown of the Internet Archive, and how it preserves the web at planetary scale 🛠️🌍 Learn more ➡️ image
Congrats “RHAPSODY, REIMAGINED” by Andrea Hale 🎶 First Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥇 A dazzling reimagining of King of Jazz (1930) set to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Treating image as modular rather than linear, Hale builds a kaleidoscope of dancers, musicians, and deco sherbet-colored office scenes! A fabulously fun, rhythm-driven triumph of archival remix. Full film ➡️ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️ 📚 This #webinar introduces the growing international movement to ensure libraries & other memory institutions have the same rights online they’ve long held in the physical world. 🌐 📆 Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ #libraries #digitalrights #righttoown image