The first time I saw The Godfather is something I will never forget, and my love for that film was cemented by the badly beaten, original seventies print I was watching.  The fact it had been to hell and back made it all the more beautiful.  My passion for film and cinema has been in place ever since I was very young and I often remember past events by linking them to the movies of the time.  I began to realise my obsession was getting a little out of hand when I saw a certain DiCaprio disaster movie ten times at the cinema. I even got my parents to buy the video for me on a trip to France…The fact it was dubbed in French and played as black and white did little to stop me from watching it.

In February, I was contacted by Diane Bell, a film-maker from LA who was making a film called Obselidia.  She had read a post on an old blog of mine about a time when I had worked as a cinema projectionist.  The post discussed my fascination with the film process itself and my reluctance to let go of its vulnerability for the convenience and permanence of digital.  Diane’s central female character {Sophie} is a film projectionist, and so she asked if she could use part of my observations in her film.  Of course, I said yes, and this week Diane sent me the link to the website and the below photograph of Sophie in her projection booth.  It’s being submitted to many of the film festivals, and I really hope it gets chosen.  I think it looks fantastic and I’m so happy to be associated with it.  Check out the trailer and fingers crossed, it will be picked up soon!