Early American 'lost' films discovered in New Zealand

A collection of about 75 rare early American films discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive will be returned to the US National Film Preservation Foundation. The collection is said to include films that were considered forever lost, plus Upstream, a silent film made in 1927 by quintessentially 'American' director John Ford. Although Ford is best known for films such as Stagecoach, Fort Apache, Rio Grande,  or The Quiet Man, around 1927-1928 he made more than 60 silent films, very few of which have been preserved complete (full article in the Guardian).

Image source