The buildings where magic happened are gone, but the ghosts still have stories.
From the first movie nickelodeon on Canal Street in New Orleans at the turn of the century to the mega-plex theatres in the suburbs of the city, this film traces their history. With interviews from the people that were working in silent movie theatres to the visionaries that knew that "if you built them they will come", this is fascinating look at a history in a city that is a joy in everyone's memory.
Editing
Seamless weave of personal memory and urban history.
Production
Incredible archival footage of demolished theatres.
Director
David D'Entremont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director David D'Entremont spent three years tracking down projectionists in nursing homes after Hurricane Katrina destroyed many of his original interview locations.
The title references a 1963 New Orleans city council quote calling movie theatres 'no more joy than a pool hall' while trying to zone them out of white neighborhoods.
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