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Going Dark: The Final Days of Film Projection

Jason Gwynn, Jay Sheldon · USA · Documentary · 15 min · ♥︎ 1.1K

Directed by Jason Gwynn, Jay Sheldon · Starring Clif Campbell, Patrick Jenson, Brody Dobbs · 2013

As Hollywood forces theaters to go digital, two veteran 35mm projectionists at an Oklahoma City mall theater work through their final days. Their craft is on the verge of disappearing.

A tender elegy for the projection booth and the people who kept the movies running for decades.

RECIPIENT OF A NATAS HEARTLAND EMMY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FORMAT PROGRAM (JULY 2014)

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