Der Vorführ-Effekt

How do you entertain yourself while entertaining others? A short documentary about a nighttime projectionist passing the time.

An ode to projection in cinema, from the work of the projectionist to the machines that light up the theaters.

When the UK's oldest working cinema opened in 1909, it took five years to train a projectionist - a century later, it takes less than an hour. The...

Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this...

A 'cine-ramic' roller-coaster ride through the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film.

This is the story of my grandfather, Tiago Florit, who for 50 years was a film operator at the Teatre Principal de Maó, in Menorca. It is a...

Hollywood has made up their minds, forcing theaters to convert to digital or go dark. As theaters around the world change to newer digital...

A mysterious projectionist in abandoned movie house plays host to a young intruder and offers him the chance to watch four spine-tingling tales of...

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died...

A new projectionist spends her first evening on the job screening short films for an upcoming festival inside an old movie house. As she watches the...

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

A projectionist bored with his everyday life begins fantasizing about his being one of the superheroes he sees in the movies he shows.