KOKO'S EARTH CONTROL SELECTED FOR THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY!

​THIS JUST IN: "Koko's Earth Control" is one of just 25 amazing films selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry! Not only does this surreal masterpiece serve as a wonderful example of the humor, imagination, and unapologetically non-linear storytelling that exemplifies the Fleischer style of animation, it also offers an amazingly prescient environmental message that make it feel as urgent today as it did when it was released in 1928!
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We are grateful to Jerry Beck, Will Ryan and the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood for their outstanding restoration of "Koko's Earth Control" which you can view here or on the UCLA Film & Television Archive Channel on YouTube. This copy of the film, photochemically restored from the original nitrate negative is presented without music (as this was originally a silent film that would be accompanied by live music), but you can also find an excellent restoration by the folks at Fleischertoons that includes original music by Ben Model. Check it out on the Fleischertoons YouTube Channel HERE.

Learn more about the National Film Registry and all the wonderful films selected for inclusion in the registry this year HERE.