The Dying of the Light

"For 120 years they brought the light to our screens. Now their light is dying."

Nov 18 2015 Not Rated 1h 35m
Documentary

Loving documentary about the invisible hand that brings light in the cinema: the projectionist. Momentarily, his booth is at the centre of this film, which primarily looks back on the time when you could still touch film images. "Do pay attention to that man behind the curtain!"

Official Trailer
Plot

Largely unchanged for more than a century, the projection of photochemical film faces an uncertain future in the digital age. The practice of handing and projecting film is in danger of being lost; and the role of film projectionist is nearing extinction. THE DYING OF THE LIGHT explores at the history and craft of motion picture presentation through the lives and stories of the last generation of career projectionists. By turns humorous and melancholic, their candid reflections on life in the booth reveal a world that has largely gone unnoticed and is now at an end. The result is a loving tribute to the art and romance of the movies-and to the unseen people who brought the light to our screens.

Written by

Peter Flynn

Directed by

Peter Flynn

Cast

Bernie Anderson, Paul Bader, Jon Berberian

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
DYING OF THE LIGHT - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
179
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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