24 Oct 2017
At the Drive-In
Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints and working entirely for free.
Retratos no Escuro
Uma ode à projeção no Cinema, desde o trabalho do projecionista às máquinas que iluminam as suas salas.
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Jorge Silva João Teixeira
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