speaking as an outsider, the circumstances surrounding this project would appear to make it - or would've made it - an appropriate candidate for an open-source style restoration, if such a thing exists. I think it would be a lot of fun to restore a couple frames, here and there, and I can see how any shortcomings could be dealt with fairly, especially if a system was developed for people to follow. maybe not this film, but there must be similar situations out there?
