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In a touching documentary, a group of seasoned cinema workers from across Peru prepares to screen a film where they are the central characters. These former operators, ticket holders, and administrators share their most personal and unforgettable experiences, reflecting on the old cinemas where they spent much of their lives, growing older with the theaters they cherished. Through their evocations and memories, the film generates a profound sense of longing for a bygone era in Peruvian cinema.

This ambitious documentary documents not only the roles and struggles of these workers but also the rise and fall of the theaters themselves—from the first brick laid to their eventual demolition. As these old movie houses face their final years, the workers too find themselves aging, often forced to learn new trades as their theaters close.

"The Peruvian film smells of nostalgia as it revives with images the old movie theaters installed throughout the country, today disappeared from the cinephile eye." – Christiaan Lecarnaqué Linares, El Pirata

"Cines de Video: the feature film that tours old neighborhood cinemas." – Peru 21

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Gálvez Rivas, Wari O. (film director)
Gálvez Rivas, Wari O. (film producer)

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Cinematography, Jorge Terrazos Javier, Jorge Cerna; editing, Cristian Jayos Chávez, Wari O. Gálvez Rivas.

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