LEWISBURG, Pa. — Inside Bucknell University's Marts Hall, Eric Faden, Professor of Film and Media Studies, is looking over a rare set of Japanese short films from the 1930s that he found while ...

The Japanese Paper Film Project presents “An Evening of Japanese Paper Films,” a screening of recently preserved 1930s Japanese paper films on Tuesday at The Campus Theatre, 413 Market St., Lewisburg.

In the 1930s, amid mounting competition from an influx of foreign cartoons, Japan’s animation industry began searching for cheaper and faster modes of production. Enter kami firumu, or paper films.

A nearly forgotten piece of cinematic history has been brought back to life, thanks to the research of Professor Eric Faden, English — film/media studies, and a team of Bucknell students. Their work ...