Cinema Futures (2016): cast, story & where to watch
2016 · Film · ★ 6.2
Released in 2016, Cinema Futures is a documentary film directed by Michael Palm, running about 126 minutes.
What it’s about. The “digital revolution” reached the cinema late and was chiefly styled as a technological advancement. Today, in an era where analog celluloid strips are disappearing, and given the diversity of digital moving picture formats, there is much more at stake: Are the world’s film archives on the brink of a dark age? Are we facing the massive loss of collective audiovisual memory? Is film dying, or just changing? CINEMA FUTURES travels to international locations and, together with renowned filmmakers, museum curators, historians and engineers, dramatizes the future of film and the cinema in the age of digital moving pictures.
Who’s in it. Cinema Futures stars Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Tacita Dean and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Cinema Futures has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on DocAlliance Films and rent or buy it from DocAlliance Films. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Cinema Futures page.
If you liked it. Fans of Cinema Futures tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Cinema Futures (2016)?
- In US, Cinema Futures is available to stream on DocAlliance Films, and rent or buy from DocAlliance Films. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Cinema Futures worth watching?
- Cinema Futures holds an audience score of 6.2 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy documentary. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Cinema Futures?
- Cinema Futures stars Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Tacita Dean, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and David Bordwell.
- When was Cinema Futures released?
- Cinema Futures was released in 2016, with a runtime of about 126 minutes.