Electric Shadows Twin Cinema Akuna Street, Canberra, ACT - DVD (The Story of a Cinema)

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Electric Shadows Twin Cinema Akuna Street, Canberra, ACT - DVD (The Story of a Cinema)

Throughout its life, the cinema was operated by the independent distributor, Ronin Films and had the hands-on involvement of Ronin’s director, Andrew Pike. The story of the cinema is told both by Andrew Pike and by the cinema’s staff – its managers, front-of-house staff and projectionists. A selection of the cinema’s patrons also record their memories.

The cinema’s final days are documented by filmmakers Andrew Scarano and Phil Hignett as a loving testament to a passing era, not only in Canberra’s cultural history, but in Australian cinema generally: Electric Shadows is not alone, and cinemas like it are closing all around Australia. The film (DVD) delicately weaves documentary footage of the final screening, the removal of the fixtures and fittings and the sale of memorabilia, interspersed with scenes from a short drama about the closing of the cinema.

ELECTRIC SHADOWS - The Story of a Cinema Year: 2009 Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G rating / Run-time: 50 min / Produced In Australia Directed By: Andrew Scarano, Phil Hignett - Produced By Harriet Pike, Andrew Pike / Language English / Email: .au

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