Cinema in Kingston: From Muybridge to the Multiplex (2022)
• July 13th, 2022 • 0h 55min
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Overview
An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the heyday, decline, and re-emergence of cinema. Features interviews with historians, projectionists and usherettes as well as cinema-goers with rare footage and images from Kingston’s cinemas.
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