{"id":7552,"date":"2010-07-13T09:22:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T14:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=7552"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:21:47","slug":"filmmakers-seeking-old-time-empress-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/07\/13\/filmmakers-seeking-old-time-empress-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmakers seek old-time Empress photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Empress Theatre by alanah.montreal, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alanahmontreal\/2447169111\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2068\/2447169111_52b11d9279.jpg\" alt=\"Empress Theatre\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember when the Empress was alive and well? Got photos to prove it? A pair of documentary film-makers are looking for photographs of the Empress for a short film about the past, present and future of NDG&#8217;s long-dormant theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Family photos from the &#8217;60s, &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s, of you in front of the building, or inside, or of a movie poster, or anything in that genre would be very useful says Emmanual Hessler of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bisfilms.com\/\">Bis Films<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a short doc that will look at the evolution of the Empress Theater  by looking at it in the past, the present and the future. Through  music, archival footage, video and interviews, we look at what the  Empress was, how it had a purpose in the community of NDG, what happened  to it after the &#8217;92 fire that has left the building abandoned, and  finally what may or may not happen with the building while focusing  specifically on the Empress Community Center committee who are trying to  raise money to turn this into a culture space for the NDG community,&#8221;<em> <\/em>writes Hessler.<\/p>\n<p>Local artists Scott MacLeod and Paul Corgnello will be contributing a song that talks about  the history of the theatre. The project is part of a web-based project headed by Concordia University Communication prof which will look at evolution in the NDG community.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, and\/or to contribute a picture to the project,  please contact Emmanuel Hessler by email at ehessler @ bisfilms.com or leavea comment below with your contact info (private contact info will not be published on Spacing Montreal).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when the Empress was alive and well? Got photos to prove it? A pair of documentary film-makers are looking for photographs of the Empress for a short film about the past, present and future of NDG&#8217;s long-dormant theatre. 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