Black Angel (1979 Short Film by Roger Christian)

Black Angel is a once-lost, 25 minute, short fantasy film that was shown before theatre screenings of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back in Australia and Europe. It was written and directed by Roger Christian, and financed in-part by George Lucas.

Roger Christian himself, for years, tried searching for the original negative, but was unsuccessful. After roughly 30 years of the film being lost, Christian publicly announced in December 2012 that he had been recently been contacted by an archivist from Universal Studios, who had come across a copy of the film.

When asked about releasing the short, Christian replied "Probably the best way is a downloadable version". Fans hope the film shows up online soon.