AustLit

'This issue's Vaultage feature is an interview with David Donaldson, the first-ever director of the 'Sydney Film Festival' (SFF), about his search for the original print of the 1953 Australian film Captain Thunderbolt. In this illuminating interview, Donaldson discusses the ups and downs of the search, how it became a search project with connections to the festival and the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). He reflects on his time at the festival's helm, the Film Users Association (FUA), the films of Cecil Holmes and his own recollections of Holmes - the director and the man.' (Editor's abstract)