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Film Is Dead. Long Live Film!

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Exploring the vanishing world of private film collecting, an obsessive, secretive and often illicit world of basement vaults. Passionate cinephiles are devoted to the rescue and preservation of forgotten reels.
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Pam Grady San Francisco Chronicle 06/03/2024
It becomes apparent how much film and television history would have simply disappeared without the passion of the collectors to which this documentary pays homage. Go to Full Review Theodoor Steen ScreenAnarchy 12/30/2024
Makes a grand case for the legacy of collectors, showing his subjects in a complex, nuanced and truly human way. ... By actively acknowledging the complexities of film collecting, and those who collect, Flynn lands on something truly profound. Go to Full Review Bill Arceneaux Moviegoing with Bill 05/31/2024
3.5/5
There’s plenty of thoughtfulness and more than enough life given to the movie through the subjects found and the collections offered. Go to Full Review Peg Aloi Arts Fuse 05/09/2024
As thrilling as the stories of rescued footage are, the tales of what has been lost or willfully destroyed are harrowing. Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 04/30/2024
A-
made me nostalgic for the early days of Reeling when one of our crew members, a collector himself, would screen film prints in his dusty old basement, friends crammed together on old kitchen chairs amidst rusty tools and cans of paint. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robin C @RT60448208 05/08/2024 “Film Is Dead. Long Live Film!” is the vindication for all of those collectors who lived their solitary lives for one thing – collecting movies. See more Read all reviews
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Peter Flynn

Director

Peter Flynn

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Peter Flynn

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Peter Flynn

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Film Is Dead. Long Live Film!

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Synopsis Exploring the vanishing world of private film collecting, an obsessive, secretive and often illicit world of basement vaults. Passionate cinephiles are devoted to the rescue and preservation of forgotten reels.
Director
Peter Flynn
Producer
Peter Flynn
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 42m
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