Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
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The Dying of The Light A documentary film by Peter Flynn | 2015, 94 minutes For 120 Years They Brought the Light to the Screen. Now Their Light is Dying. Largely unchanged for more than a century, the projection of photochemical film faces an uncertain future in the digital age. The practice of handing and projecting film is in danger of being lost; and the role of film projectionist is nearing extinction. THE DYING OF THE LIGHT explores at 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.