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...

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

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

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

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...

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's...

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

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is...

After not being recognized by an actress with whom he worked twenty years ago, a projectionist films himself and introduces himself into a film to...

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...