THE DYING OF THE LIGHT (2015)

THE DYING OF THE LIGHT explores 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.

 "[4 out of 4 stars] You may not go to a more thought-provoking funeral than the one held for the art of film projection in Peter Flynn's lovely documentary 'The Dying of the Light'...the film is an elegy to a century of watching movies and to the craftspeople who made it possible." Boston Globe 

"An elegiac tribute to the artistry of film and to the men and women who toiled 'behind the curtain' to bring that artistry to life every day in movie­ theaters around the world...a not-to-be-missed treasure of movie history." 

Boston Herald  

"[4 out of 4 stars] [A] melancholic peek behind the curtain that's quickly-and all-too-quietly-closing on a profession. A tremendous gift for cinephiles who mourn the loss of the light."

The Improper Bostonian

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR: 

Peter Flynn

FEATURING:

Raber Umpenhour

David Kornfeld

Dorman Bermingham

Lou DiCrescenzo

Chapin Cutler

2015 | 96 mins

DCP