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How I Began Showing 16 mm Films

A friend had a problem. As a quadriplegic in a wheel chair he was deemed by the law
to be a fire hazard if he attended any cinema or other theatre. The rules required that
he must vacate his wheel chair as
that could hinder evacuation down
the aisles. As a result he had to be
lifted out of his chair, over an arm-
rest then lowered and into a seat.
Difficult at the best of times, espe-
cially as he had put on weight.
Ironically, when placed in a seat, he
hindered egress from the row in
which he sat. He was a genuine
obstacle when in the seat, not so in
his wheel chair. A similar Bell & Howell to that described

The obvious alternative was to go to drive-ins, which he found less than a satisfactory
viewing and listening experience. Knowing that the South Australian Film Corporation
had a large collections of 16 mm films, I bought an old 110 volt Bell & Howell, and so
commenced 15 years of monthly film shows at his or my house.
Peter Adamson

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