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Why that hand-wringing over The Projector isn’t pointless
The casual mourners are telling those hardest hit that, yes, their loss means something.
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In a nutshell, The Projector was, in the words of founder Karen Tan, “a home for creatives, misfits, and dreamers”, says the writer.
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The funeral is in full swing. Over the last few days, my Instagram feed has been awash in black – specifically, the black of local cinema The Projector’s grim announcement that it is shuttering for good
Lamentation blooms in many forms: crying emojis, caps-locked exclamations of shock, meandering meditations on loss, old photos of happier days at The Projector, even a well-intentioned if slightly puzzling petition calling on the Government to safeguard the indie institution as a cultural infrastructure asset.
