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28mm Film: Rediscovering Pathé’s Forgotten Home Movie Gauge
Learn all about 28mm, one of the first non-theatrical film gauges.

- Total running time 50min
A decade before 9.5mm and 16mm film, Pathé launched 28mm, one of the first non-theatrical film gauges. Join BFI National Archive Curator Rosie Taylor, and filmmaker and historian Christopher Bird, as they explore this largely forgotten and rarely shown format, featuring original prints projected on a 28mm Victor projector.
Tickets £4.

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