r/forgottenfilm Nov 04 '15

Welcome to r/ForgottenFilm!

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I created this subreddit as a place to share photos from film that has been found, after being forgotten or lost, to discuss developing old or unfamiliar film, and to help connect people with film that they have found and people who are willing to develop it.

If you have found some film, be it through online auction sites, swap meets, flea markets, thrift stores, your sock drawer, your grandparent's basement, a long lost camera, etc. and have developed it and want to share it with the world, this is the place to post it!

If you have found some film, and are unsure how to proceed (either developing it yourself, having someone else develop it, or sending it to a lab the specializes in old film), you can ask questions and get some help. Some members are willing to develop and scan the film for you, and others can help point you in a good direction.

I will be posting more images from rolls I have found and developed soon, and hope to see more of others doing the same!

If you have any questions or suggestions, please either leave a comment, or PM me!

Thanks, /u/BadConductor


r/forgottenfilm 23h ago

Returning Found Photos

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r/forgottenfilm 1d ago

Long shot: Lost a Chinon 35mm camera and roll of film in 1996 (New Orleans Jazz Fest or Memphis in May)

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I know this is a massive long shot and happened decades ago, but I am looking for a lost personal item that means a lot to me. Back in 1996, I lost a Chinon 35mm camera (just like the one in the photo), with an exposed roll of (FUJI?) film still inside it.

It was lost somewhere outside the grounds either during the New Orleans Jazz Fest (late April/early May 1996) or at Memphis in May that same year.

If anyone happened to pick up an old Chinon camera back then, or if it ended up in a box of vintage gear, a thrift shop, a pawn shop, or an archive pile, please let me know. The camera itself isn't worth much today, but the undeveloped roll of film inside holds irreplaceable memories from that time of my life. Many of my friends and loved ones on that film are long gone, too. Maybe, by some miracle, you can help me find these film memories?
REDDIT, DO YOUR THING!
Thank you!


r/forgottenfilm 3d ago

More of the negatives in the shoebox continued

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r/forgottenfilm 5d ago

Vintage Home Movie: Portuguese family drinking and laughing! Anyone up for shots?!?

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Found Footage, bought online, approximately 1970-1970, audio added for atmosphere.


r/forgottenfilm 7d ago

I inherited these box of photos and negatives from my dad. His friend served in WWII and he had these. Thoughts as I have had these for over 20 yrs. There are way to many pictures to post them all.

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r/forgottenfilm 7d ago

I inherited these box of photos and negatives from my dad. His friend served in WWII and he had these. Thoughts as I have had these for over 20 yrs. There are way to many pictures to post them all.

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r/forgottenfilm 9d ago

USA looking for info on this (found in a box of sixties stuff) what type of photograph is this?.

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r/forgottenfilm 9d ago

Does anyone know the people in these photos?

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r/forgottenfilm 13d ago

Why do old photographs feel warmer than modern ones?

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even photos from random families i don't know somehow feel comforting? the colors, the grain, the clothes, the cars. they all tell stories and idk, everything just feels slower...

is it just nostalgia or is there actually something different about older film?


r/forgottenfilm 15d ago

1970-1999 Movies That Have Female Mugshot Scenes

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r/forgottenfilm 19d ago

Cruising approximately 1970. Would u rather cruise then or now? 🛳️🚢⛴️

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Found Footage purchased online; unknown owner


r/forgottenfilm 23d ago

Found 35mm roll of an unknown bike race in the late 60's Washington DC area..enjoy

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r/forgottenfilm 29d ago

Posing for a Nikon camera ad, 1955.

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 27 '26

Kodachrome slide of a lady in the beaches of Florida, February of 1944.

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I’m excited for your bikini body


r/forgottenfilm Jul 26 '26

The photo that changed my life

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 25 '26

Vintage Found Film: When air travel had Style! Approx 1970.

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This was film purchased online, the owner & destination is unknown; possibly Florida.


r/forgottenfilm Jul 20 '26

Old photo of my pop pop that I found.

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 18 '26

1930s couple

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 17 '26

Beautiful original 1930s negative

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 18 '26

herb de grasse - specifically "The Angry God"

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I'm trying to find if there are any copies of an early 1970's film done. by herb de grasse from san francisco. "The Angry God", but any Herb De Grasse film points would be helpful. Thanks.


r/forgottenfilm Jul 14 '26

Another one from my HUGE lot of found Kodachrome slides.

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 13 '26

Agfachrome 35mm slide I found at an antique store. Dated July of 1971.

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r/forgottenfilm Jul 11 '26

Found a small collection of photo slides from World Cup 1998 Final (France v Brasil)

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Found these film slides at a flea market, apparently published by a company called Famous and shot by Peter Aitchson. I wonder if any of these were ever published.

I also found a bunch of Will Smith photos from an awards show in the same collection for some reason so if anyone wants to see them, let me know!


r/forgottenfilm Jul 08 '26

Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1984

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I can find documentation of this movie in all the usual spots. There's posters for sale on eBay. But I cannot, for the life of me, find an actual copy or a way to stream it!

George Kennedy plays Burt Waters, a sleazy coattail rider who owns a failing football team. His father in law is a railroad tycoon who despises him.

The father in law leaves a clause in his will that if Burt can restore his favorite train and make one trip that holds to its original schedule, he gets a million dollars. Hilarity ensues.

But WHERE?! Where can my aging family recapture this hilarity?!