Help Preserve the First Known World War 1 Combat Film.

A project in Copenhagen, Denmark by Storm Alexander Hammer Boysen
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Help digitize, reconstruct, and document the first known World War 1 film showing close-quarters combat.
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Backers: 67
Average Pledge Per Backer: €83

Funded: €5,550 of €3,000
Dates: Dec 6th -> Jan 5th (30 days)
Project By: Storm Alexander Hammer Boysen
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Latest News

Thank you for helping us reach the goal!

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported this campaign. Reaching the goal means the 4K wet-gate preservation scan, reconstruction and documentation work, and the closed research screening at the Danish Film Institute can now proceed... (Read More)

Update for the research screening venue:

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Update for the DFI research screening venue: The closed screening on 26 February 2026 will now take place in Cinemateket’s Bio Asta, the Danish Film Institute’s professional cinema auditorium in central Copenhagen. This upgrade from a meeting... (Read More)

Thank you all so much for your incredible support!

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I am truly grateful that so many of you have chosen to stand with this project and entrust me with the responsibility of preserving and reconstructing this historic footage. It is an honor to work on something that carries the real, lived moments of... (Read More)

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