Flea-Market Treasure Hunt: Turning Old Film Reels Into Art Objects

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A couple that goes by the name JM Film Resins finds old prints of beloved films that are gathering dust in warehouses, makes art out of them and therefore prevents them from further oxidizing.

. “Every time, it’s like a mini miracle.”

Brunt and his wife’s background is deeply rooted in film history. Both are from Rochester, New York, a home base for Kodak’s main facilities; Brunt explains that many of their family members ran the assembly lines over the years making the film that came to Hollywood.

With more digital shooting and processing power, “you could eliminate film altogether. Film was and still is expensive, and actually shooting on it, cost 17 cents a foot to develop it,” continues Brunt.

 

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