In this brief clip from my long-form interview The Projectionist, film historian and projectionist Frank Uhle reflects on the evolution of early movie exhibition—from cramped nickelodeons to the grand movie palaces that shaped America’s cinematic imagination.

This is one of several upcoming short excerpts exploring campus film societies, the hidden world of projection booths, and the people who kept film culture alive long before streaming.

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