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Going Dark: The Final Days of Film Projection

I co-directed and edited a documentary preserving the final days of 35mm film projection, capturing a disappearing profession through intimate storytelling and small-crew production.

As digital projection rapidly replaced film, an entire profession quietly disappeared with it. Going Dark documents the final days of traditional movie projectionists at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City, focusing less on the technology itself than on the people whose work had shaped the theatrical experience for decades. Produced by a two-person crew over approximately one month, the project required working within active projection booths, adapting lighting and camera setups to extremely limited spaces, and building trust with projectionists while documenting a historic transition. The completed documentary later received a Heartland Emmy Award for Best Short Format Program.