Archive of Life- Documentary (2024)

This documentary short-film follows the story of The White Bus Cinema based in Southend-on-Sea. They keep the process of projecting real celluloid film alive by showing films from their archive of over 3,000 films, ranging from Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm prints.

The film argues why it's important to continue the shooting and projection process of film in our current age of digital shooting and projection in modern Hollywood, amidst the chaos of studios removing films from their streaming services.

The film also explores the sentimentality that the characters of The White Bus Cinema have with preserving films that have lasted over generations. I explore this by showing their love and passion for what they do, and by recreating their memories with running the cinema and with film reels, and shooting them on Super 8 films, so that I'm preserving their stories on film.

The film will be premiering at Southend-on-Sea film festival in June 2024, so you'll have to wait until then to see the film!