The Cemetery of Cinema (2023)

A screening of The Cemetery of Cinema, a film following a journey from abandoned cinemas in Guinea to French archives in search of mythic celluloid.

The film traces a journey from the abandoned movie theatres and defunct film laboratories of Guinea to the archives and art house cinemas of France, in pursuit of a mythic celluloid. Its political commentary was of such concern to the French colonial administration that it forms part of the film's history. The screening takes place at the Close-Up Film Centre on 7 November 2026.