The 1900's Fresh Air Award

Feature & a short

Episode #30 - Welcome to the second Fresh Air Award! Four cinephiles continue a Fourwind Films tradition of awarding a film that pushed cinema forward the most as an art form during a particular decade. The film has to have changed movies in some way and made a lasting impression on the filmmakers. This episode goes way back in film history: 1900-1909.

Before getting into the nominations with the panelists, Justin Joseph Hall delves into what early motion picture making was like, from the origins of the term “movie magic” to describing early stop-motion animation, which included a story of cheese attacking people, because of course it did. They were all silent films.

The four cinephiles in this panel are filmmakers Elizabeth Chatelain, Justin Joseph Hall, and Inga Moren Tapias, as well as actress and public speaking coach, Shirley Venard. If the piece has moving images and came out in the appropriate decade, it’s up for nomination. This group chooses an array of documentaries, shorts, animated films, and feature films, including one with the best-trained dog in cinema history.

Here is the link to all the nominations: 1900’s Fresh Air Award Nominees - Letterboxd list

There were several overlaps, but here are the main nominations made by each panelist:

Elizabeth Chatelain nominees

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903)

The Great Train Robbery (1903)

Mary Jane’s Mishap (1903)

Fantasmagorie (1908)

Justin Joseph Hall nominees

The Enchanted Drawing (1900)

The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia (1904)

Mary Jane’s Mishap (1903)

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)

Fantasmagorie (1908)

Inga Moren Tapias nominees

The Flying Train (1902)

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903)

The Man with the Rubber Head (1901)

La Glu (1907)

Fantasmagorie (1908)

Shirley Venard nominees

Mary Jane’s Mishap (1903)

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903)

Rescued by Rover (1905)

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)

Fantasmagorie (1908)

To find the 1900’s Fresh Air Award winner click on this link!

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Credits for podcast:

Production Company - Fourwind Films

Fresh Air Award Contributors for 1900s Decade - Elizabeth Chatelain, Justin Joseph Hall, Inga Moren, Shirley Venard

Host - Justin Joseph Hall

Sound Mixer - Brian Trahan

Additional Sound Recordist - Dakota Anthony

The theme song of Season 4 is Loopster by Kevin MacLeod.