Editing Manhatta (section)

==Preservation status==
In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]], being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 25 Films for '95 (February 5, 1996) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9602/nfr2.html|access-date=2020-12-11|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> Restoration proved difficult, as the [[original camera negative|negative]] was [[lost film|lost]], and only a single, heavily damaged 35mm print remained in existence. It was restored for the DVD set ''[[Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941|Unseen Cinema]]'' in October 2005. The film was completely restored in January 2009 by archivist Bruce Posner, in collaboration with film restoration company [[Lowry Digital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowrydigital.com/filmography.html|title=Filmography|publisher=Lowry Digital|accessdate=June 28, 2009}}</ref> Posner spent close to four years returning the film to its original glory. The Museum of Modern Art and Anthology Film Archives also commissioned a new score from New York composer Donald Sosin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kcet.org/local/blogs/blur_sharpen/2009/01/proud-and-passionate-city.html|title=Proud and Passionate City|last=Willis|first=Holly|date=January 19, 2009|work=Blur + Sharpen|publisher=KCET Online / Community Television of Southern California|accessdate=June 28, 2009}}</ref>