The Man in the Upper Room(NaN)

Sherlock Jr.(en)

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

The Smallest Show on Earth(en)

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 and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. Unfortunately they can't sell it for the fortune they hoped as they discover it is falling down and almost worthless.

Coming Soon(th)

Two projectionists discover a disturbing film featuring the lynching of a woman. Not only are they troubled by the content of the movie, but strange events befall them following the viewing.

Whipsers and Shadows(en)

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 horror films alone from the projection booth, she begins to feel that she is not alone.

Matinee(ml)

The cinema hall as a liminal space during a matinee show, and the experience it evokes.

Clash by Night(en)

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

Last Action Hero(en)

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 transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.

Retratos no Escuro(pt)

The Projectionist(en)

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

A Flower(en)

Somewhere between the mountains and valleys a small autumn flower bloomed.

Tide Pools(en)

The sun rises over the tide pools of coastal Maine.

Autopsy Room Four(en)

An executive recalls how he may have ended up going from his golf game to an autopsy room.

Canta Santiago(en)

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

Crusts(en)

A coming-of-age story about the first time you act against your true nature. Inspired by the old wives tale - eating the bread crusts makes your hair go curly - Paris explores and her relationship with her crusts, her best friend, and her hair.

The Serial Rape Murderer(ja)

12 Years ago, Fuyuko, was 7 years old, watched her sister, a high school student, raped and choked to die. Fuyuko never forgets that the man who killed her sister has a red snake tattoo on his thigh. Suffering from the memory and deeply being traumatized, Fuyuko meets the tattooed man by accident and tries to hunt down...

The Last Projectionist(en)

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.

06263(th)

A young woman buys a secondhand film camera with leftover film inside. She and her boyfriend take it out to shoot photos at an abandoned building. When they develop the film, they notice mysterious traces appearing in their photos.

Pearl(en)

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

Die auf die Nüsse gehn(de)

Comedy short about working in a movie theater.

Paris exposition films(xx)

White’s camera offers several 360-degree pans of views of the fairground, then amazes by tilting up and down the Eiffel Tower, and concludes with a stunning tracking shot to the highest point above Paris. Exhibitors freely grouped films into nascent narratives such as those displayed here. - Bruce Posner