About The Project
The Barrymore Film Center (BFC), established by the Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey, is a 250-seat cinema, film museum and archive dedicated to the borough’s significant history as the birthplace of American film. Fort Lee is the first American film town with established studios, including Universal (1912), Fox (1915) and Solax (1912), and the first studio built and operated by a woman, Alice Guy-Blaché. Along with exhibitions on Fort Lee and world cinema history, programming at the BFC will include major film retrospectives, annual silent film events, film festivals, foreign film screenings and showcases for emerging filmmakers. CCS led the 21,600-square-foot build-out of existing space within the two-story building. The facility will also host live stage programs for the Fort Lee High School drama department and film program. Museum areas will include galleries, a multipurpose room, a darkroom and a workroom/storage space. Theater spaces will include an orchestra pit, control booth, dressing rooms and storage for props and costumes.
