The Cinema Detective (2024)

The Cinema Detective
2024, 81 minutes 

Directed by Matt Barry
Written by Matt Barry and Cullen Gallager
Music composed by Cullen Gallagher
Performed by Modern Silent Cinema

Cast
Matt Barry as Kevin Quartermain
Cullen Gallagher as George Kaplan
Brooke Hendrickson as The Minister of Communication 

Synopsis
When an authoritarian political regime is threatened by a pirate film broadcast, two film historians meet in virtual reality to discuss the history of motion in cinema, from Lumiere and phantom rides to Joseph H. Lewis, Bette Gordon, James Benning, and social media.

Screenings
May 2, 2024 - Normal's Books & Records (Baltimore, MD)