Delia de Leon, Meher Baba's close disciple since 1931, started our collections half a century ago
Inspired by Delia, Pete Townshend of rock band The Who founded the Film Archive in 1970
at The Boathouse on the bank of the River Thames in London, UK, under the name Meher Baba Oceanic

 

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 Whether you are a fan of The Who or Pete Townshend... or new to Meher Baba... or a seasoned Baba follower...
there will be something here for you!

MeherBabaFilm.com is the website of Meher Baba Film Archive International the principal charitable organization in the world for the conservation of the films of Meher Baba. We celebrate 250,000 site visitors by rolling out our Phase IV site design during 2009. Enjoy!

New Films from July 3

New pages from July 3
see the new lord's prayer

the full story of
Pete Townshend's version
of Baba's O Parvardigar

 

 

 

 

What is the Archive?

Meher Baba Film Archive International (MBF, formerly MEFA) is the main organization and center of expertise in the world responsible for very long-term conservation (700 years) and restoration of the films of Avatar Meher Baba (1894-1969)

MBF moved from Pete Townshend's River Thames Boathouse building, Meher Baba Oceanic, to Norwich Norfolk, UK in 1990 where it was gifted property on which to build its own state-of-the-art long-term film conservation facility.

" To visit the Archive is an extraordinary experience! It is to enter a sacred space of the 21st century. A space designed and built to house possibly the most valuable treasures of our time".

" No other Avatar has created this unique mode of recording the image of God. The spiritual, if not to say, historic value is inestimable".

Jane Hoskin, artist and editor Meher Baba Association newsletter

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Latest News

Pete Townshend DVD Collector's Box Set of the three O Parvardigar films on half-price special offer for Summer 2009
see the new lord's prayer

Newly arrived SDMO 12kVA generator installed at the Film Archive by commercial electrician and new Archive trustee, Sid Walker

The gas oil industrial generator is the kind used for power back-up at a small hospital. It weighs 1400lbs and took five Archive helpers to push it into the Archive on its custom made wheeled dolly.
It will be given great care within the Film Vaults' comprehensive maintenance program and is intended to ensure constant power for the Film Vaults for the next 50 to 100 years.
It forms an important part of MBF's unique 700 year program of film conservation.

Curator, Richard O'Casey, said,
"There is uncertainty and crises in the world, so it's reassuring that our 700 year conservation program is rolling out to plan. Baba said crises will come. There are probably much worse to come. Film is really low-tech compared to digital but conservation absolutely requires a secure electricity supply. No electricity, no film preservation. This genset can supply power for double our present needs of six freezers, four dehumidifiers and three film vault air refrigeration systems."