In a small port town, Rakib, a seven year old boy, discovered a 35mm roll of film. He quickly learned to operate a projector and at the age of ten, he was already working as a projectionist. Since then he spends his time between school, cinema and home. At home, he manages to keep a childlike spirit despite the ongoing conflict between his parents and his siblings. But at the movie theater, as long as the projector is rolling, everything's fine. But the film reels often get tangled, the power gets cut off and the audience gets angry. Yet the film must go on, otherwise what is left of his childhood will vanish into thin air.
Shaheen Dill-Riaz is a filmmaker, director, producer and writer based in Berlin. He enrolled at the University of Film & Television Konrad Wolf Potsdam-Babelsberg, where he graduated in cinematography with Sand and Water (2002). He shot The Happiest People (2005) and Ironeaters (2008) which were broadcast on German national television. More successful films followed, such as Korankinder (2009) and The Networker (2011). His latest films are The Projectionist and Side by Side.
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