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^[[MACDONALD]] To Whom It May Concern, The Art Workers Coalition should demand the following as steps toward improving film activities at the Museum of Modern Art- 1) Replacement of Willard Van Dyke as head by Henri Langlois, head of the Cinemateque Francaise. Langlois would be asked to bring a true Cinemateque to New York, one in which artists and film lovers could become actively involved in policy decisions at the Cinemateque. 2) Replacement of all staff members of the Museum film department, with the exception of Adrienne Mancia, the only staff member who has evidenced a true interest in filmmaking and film as art. New staff members should include Jonas Mekas as curator of avant-garde films, Amos Vogel, curator of contemporary foreign films, and a number of consultants operating in their area of special competency. 3) Establishment of regional centers for film exhibition, especially a 42nd Street film house and one in Harlem, bringing black-made [[strikethrough]] films [[/strikethrough]] and [[strikethrough]] other films [[/strikethrough]] similar films to the black community. 4) Changing hours of screenings at West 53rd Street theater to coinside better with working people's hours. Better two shows at night than two shows during the day attended by Fifth Avenue secretaries and wealthy old ladies. 5) Expansion of Film Study Center and opening of Center to public, to afford wider access to films in the MOMA archive. 6) Transfer of [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] entire archive to 8mm for nationwide [[strikethrough]] dis [[/strikethrough]] free distribution of MOMA films. 7) Full cooperation of MOMA with all non-profit, educational organizations seeking to exhibit MOMA films. 8) Establishment of governing board in film, comprised of filmmakers, critics and other film people to oversee the activities of the film department, insuring that artists have a role in forming MOMA policy. 9) Payment of print fees for all films taken on [[strikethrough]] desp [[/strikethrough]] deposit at MOMA. James MacDonald
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