Archival True History — From Black & White to Color🎞️

📜 🌕 A Trip to the Moon (1902), directed by Georges Méliès, is one of the most influential films ever made and a landmark of early cinema. This presentation brings the film to life In Real Color, preserving the original imagery, composition, and pacing while offering a fresh way to experience this historic fantasy. Originally released in 1902, the film follows a group of astronomers on an imaginative voyage to the Moon, blending theatrical spectacle, visual innovation, and storytelling that shaped cinema forever.

📜 This rare historical footage documents RMS Titanic during her final months, from construction and departure at Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard to her ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. The film captures the world’s largest passenger liner of the time as she leaves port, symbolising the peak of Edwardian engineering confidence just before one of history’s greatest maritime disasters. Presented In Real Color, this restoration respects original luminance, materials, and lighting conditions to preserve historical authenticity while bringing early 20th-century footage closer to modern viewers.

📜 On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a historic ceremony watched by millions around the world. This complete film documents the royal procession, the anointing, the crowning, and the incredible pageantry that defined a new Elizabethan era. From the solemn moments inside Westminster Abbey to the grand parade through London, this landmark event remains one of the most significant occasions in modern British history.

📜 ARCHIVAL RESTORATION — IN REAL COLOR This rare 1928 documentary captures daily life on St Kilda, one of the most isolated inhabited islands in Britain, just two years before its permanent evacuation in 1930. Filmed in stark black and white, this footage has been carefully restored, upscaled to 720p, and presented in realistic color to bring clarity, depth, and human presence back to a vanished way of life. St Kilda’s inhabitants lived entirely cut off from the modern world, surviving through seabird harvesting, subsistence farming, and communal resilience in extreme Atlantic conditions. This presentation preserves the natural lighting, subdued tones, and harsh environment of the island — avoiding artificial saturation or modern stylisation — allowing viewers to experience St Kilda as it truly was. A historically respectful restoration intended for education, preservation, and visual authenticity.

📜 This rare archival footage documents the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ-129 Hindenburg was destroyed by fire while attempting to dock at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey. The catastrophe marked the sudden end of the rigid airship era and remains one of the most iconic moments in aviation history. Presented In Real Color, this restoration preserves original luminance, metal surfaces, smoke density, and flame behaviour to maintain historical realism while allowing modern audiences to witness the event with unprecedented clarity.

This film presents original archival footage from Auschwitz, the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration and extermination camp of World War II. The footage has been carefully restored from historical black-and-white sources and presented in color to help modern audiences better understand the scale, reality, and human impact of the Holocaust. Auschwitz stands as a permanent reminder of the consequences of hatred, authoritarianism, and genocide. This presentation is shared strictly for historical, educational, and documentary purposes, preserving the visual record of events that must never be forgotten or denied. This footage is intended to honor the victims and ensure historical memory is maintained for future generations.

📜 Originally filmed in black and white, this remarkable interview has been fully restored and colorized exclusively for Furlong Colored. In this rare conversation, philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell reflects on war, morality, and the human condition with his signature wit and clarity. Now presented in stunning 4K and real color for the very first time.

📜 This rare film captures Queen Victoria’s final visit to Ireland in 1900, making it the only surviving motion picture footage from the Victorian era. Originally filmed in black and white near the end of her reign, this restoration presents the footage in realistic color, preserving original luminance, texture, and film grain for maximum historical authenticity. Colorization is used here not to modernize history, but to bring viewers closer to the reality of the past, allowing a clearer sense of place, clothing, atmosphere, and human presence at the twilight of the 19th century. Presented in 4K at 50 frames per second, this version offers enhanced clarity while remaining faithful to the source material.

📜 A rare surviving record of Queen Victoria’s funeral procession in 1901, marking the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of a new century. The footage shows the solemn procession through London, including military units, royal representatives, and members of the public paying their respects. Queen Victoria’s death closed one of the longest reigns in British history and signaled a profound shift in British and imperial life. This presentation includes music added for historical atmosphere, accompanying the restored footage to reflect the gravity and ceremonial nature of the occasion.

📜 The Coronation of King Edward VII documents the historic ceremony marking the crowning of Edward VII as King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, following the long reign of Queen Victoria. Originally scheduled for June 1902 and postponed due to the King’s sudden illness, the coronation ultimately took place later that summer, drawing vast crowds and global attention. The ceremony signaled a clear transition from the Victorian era into the Edwardian age, reflecting changes in royal ceremony, fashion, and national identity. This presentation features original early motion-picture footage, independently restored and colourised to bring new clarity and immediacy to one of the most significant royal events of the early 20th century. Care has been taken to preserve the authentic look, contrast, and movement of the original film while applying restrained, historically respectful colour.