Film as a Living Archive

This issue, Archives, Cinema and Collective Healing: Preserving Memory Through Film, emerged from the conference with the same name, held during the fifth edition of the Film O’Clock International Festival, in partnership with The I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, a festival with a strong focus on classic cinema and film heritage. By bringing together filmmakers, researchers and scholars, the conference fostered an international dialogue on how archives and cinema intersect in the processes of preserving memory and addressing collective trauma. This issue extends that dialogue, examining the shifting relationship between image, history, and identity.