The Last Projectionist

The Last Projectionist (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Thomas Lawes

Written By:
Thomas Lawes

Actors:
John Brockington ..... Himself
Les Castree ..... Himself
Paul Curtin ..... Himself
Phil Fawke ..... Himself
Graham Lee ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Thomas Lawes' nostalgic documentary celebrates independent cinema tradition, showing how its renaissance is now a worldwide phenomenon. Lawes interviews former staff, industry experts and customers, including proud projectionist John Brockington, who has been a stalwart of Birmingham's projection boxes since 1955. Old picture palaces all over the UK are facing extinction, and THE LAST PROJECTIONIST focuses on Birmingham's Electric, the oldest working cinema in Britain, which saw out the silents over a hundred years ago, had a stint as a wartime news outlet during WWII and spent the 70s and 80s catering to connoisseurs of adult film. These venerable vintage cinemas offer contemporary film lovers an old school alternative to the mainstream, but does the switch from 35mm to digital mark the end of an era for projectionists?

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 Last Projectionist charts the amazing history of UK independent cinema, taking a tour of some of the most magical picture houses in the world, all centred around The Electric in Birmingham, the oldest working cinema in Britain.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 26 February, 2013.