Remix contest 2026, Internet Archive

The Reality Engineer;
"The Reality Engineer is a comedic short film about a scientist who attempts to improve human life by altering reality. Yet each well-intentioned intervention only deepens the chaos. In the end, he must grasp a simple truth that will ultimately set things right."

https://archive.org/details/the-reality-engineer

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CONGRATS AGAIN to "HOW’S THE PLAY GOING?" by Noel David Taylor, an Honorable Mention in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

An absurd comedy with a confused main character in disjointed settings.

Noel David Taylor is a filmmaker known for their alchemy of homemade nightmare comedy and an absurdist sense of tragedy.

Watch the full short film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/hows_the_play

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE LADY OF SCANDAL (1930) 🎩

This pre-Code romantic drama follows a young actress whose rise into high society pulls her between ambition, reputation, and love, where scandal follows every step. 💍📰

🎾 Featuring Basil Rathbone in one of his early film roles, the picture showcases the screen presence that would later make him famous as Sherlock Holmes.

Watch it now ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-lady-of-scandal_1930

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CONGRATS AGAIN to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME REIMAGINED" by Talissa Mehringer, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

A short music-film remix celebrating 1930s choreography, lavish sets, and the versatility of early screen performers.

Watch the full short film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/dream-a-little-dream-of-me-reimagined-talissa-mehringer-2026

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN (1930) ⚾🎶

Mashing up baseball, musicals, and radio, this pre-Code film follows two star ballplayers whose friendship is tested by fame, romance, and the lure of show biz.

📻 Featuring radio pioneer Graham McNamee as himself, it reflects an era when America's biggest celebrities could be found on the ballfield, on stage, and over the airwaves.

Watch it now ➡️ https://archive.org/details/they-learned-about-women_1930

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, HELL'S ANGELS (1930) ✈️🔥

🎬 Howard Hughes’ massive aviation epic stunned audiences with spectacular aerial combat sequences, real stunt flying, and one of Jean Harlow’s breakout performances.

💥 Famous for its dangerous dogfights and extravagant production, the film became one of the most expensive movies of its era.

Watch the full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/hells-angels_1930

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Congrats to "SAVE THE HOMELAND" by Todd Tokashiki, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬

Haunting archival imagery of early 20th-century Palestine with powerful manipulated narration & repetition.

Watch the full short film ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/save-the-homeland

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Congrats to "THE GORILLA" by Quinn Youngs, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬

A groovy and jaunty mashup of escaped gorilla stories full of delight, animation, and a standout soundtrack.

Watch the full short film ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/the-gorilla-remix-video

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Welcome to the public domain, MYSTERIOUS MOSE (1930)! ⚡️

🎩👻 In her fourth & final appearance of 1930, Betty Boop is startled awake on a stormy night & searches for the source while singing the song Mysterious Mose. Strange events unfold, and the mysterious visitor appears.

Full film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/mysterious-mose_1930

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Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM" by Harry Goodwin, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬

Dreamers and dreamlike imagery from seven 1930 films accompanied by the filmmaker’s own recording of "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

Watch the full short film ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/dream-a-little-dream...

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