Projectionist: Carolyn Funk (2026)

Step inside the hidden world of New York City’s cinematic underbelly, where one woman’s lifetime behind the projector lens comes into sharp focus. This intimate documentary short turns its gaze on Carolyn Funk—a dedicated union projectionist whose career spans the golden age of film to the digital abyss. Through her own candid reflections, Carolyn opens her personal treasure trove of rare stills, recounts the tactile rituals of handling now-vanished celluloid, and reveals the quiet, solitary universe of the booth—a cramped sanctuary where the magic of movies was made, one flickering frame at a time.