Wladyslaw Starewicz Shorts (1925-1926) *Rivoli Revival* · Rutherford · Dec 22, 2026

Come watch these fascinating shorts by pioneering stop-motion animator Ladislaw Starewicz, including: 1. "The Cameraman's Revenge" (1912), a story of love and infidelity among the insects, 2. "The Insect's Christmas" (1913), a dazzlingly beautiful film of the Yuletide celebrations of a Christmas-tree ornament and his tiny friends 3. "Frogland" (1922), a political allegory made during his time in Paris, 4. "Voice of the Nightingale" (1923), a gorgeous hand-colored fable, 5. "The Mascot" (1933), a story where toys come to life, 6. and the snowland fantasy "Winter Carousel" (1958). Join Cinema Underground as we bring Brett Miller's live accompaniment to the Rivoli Stage. Brett Miller worked with film preservationists from the Library of Congress, recorded with Eye Filmmuseum, the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation, and is a regular on the world's largest Pipe Organ in Atlantic City. He will be gracing the historic Rivoli Stage every fourth Tuesday of the month with silent classics every creature and connoisseur needs to see.

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