Music Palace (2005)

Music Palace

2005

Documentary

Synopsis

Previously a central part of communal life, the movie palaces of New York’s Chinatown are now extinct. This documentary short takes us inside the title theater located on the Bowery, as it’s about to close its doors, with its caretakers ruefully looking back at the life that once was. Eric Lin’s poignant first film serves as a glimpse into the usually private—and, according to the Music Palace’s projectionist, “lonely”—operations of a theater, and mourns the loss of a once-vital movie-going locale.

Credits

Director

Eric Lin

Cast

David Butterman as Projectionist

Ho Ying Pang as Manager

Jian Bang Wang as Assistant Manager

Crew

Brian Ferguson (Cinematography)

Eric Lin (Editor)

Aaron Ng (Gaffer)

Kam Lau (Producer)