About Us
The Sprocket Society seeks to cultivate the love of the mechanical cinema, its arts and sciences, and to encourage film preservation by bringing film and its history to the public through screenings, educational activities, and our own archival efforts.
Primary Goals
- present film programs and experiences, for both general and specialized audiences
- encourage the continued exhibition of mechanical cinema of all eras in both professional and informal venues
- provide and promote education about the history of cinema, its creators, and the technologies used
- promote film preservation knowledge and activities
The Sprocket Society was formed in late 2007. It grew out of a series of outdoor 16mm movie parties held since 2005 in a Ballard backyard. We are interested in presenting public screenings and events that explore and celebrate films, ways of presenting them, and the history of the art and technology.
We also share an interest in film preservation. At this time in human history when the very physical nature of our cultural artifacts are being transformed into ephemeral digital information, we feel it is essential to preserve both physical films and the means of projecting them as originally intended, before the loss is irrevocable.
The Sprocket Society is not a corporation or business, non-profit or otherwise. It is simply a small group of people with a common interest.
The Events section of this web site provides information about our past film screenings and events, as well as announcements of our upcoming public activities.
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Please feel free to contact us anytime.