The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on 16mm

Experience the raw, unpolished horror of 1974 the way it was meant to be seen: scratched, grain-bleached, and bleeding on 16mm.

About this Event

Step back into the brutal, sun-drenched nightmare that redefined horror history—projected as it was originally shot, on tactile, unforgiving 16mm film.

In 1974, director Tobe Hooper took a ragtag crew, a micro-budget, and low-grade 16mm Ektachrome stock into the sweltering Texas heat to unleash The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. What they captured was pure, unrelenting terror: five young travelers whose innocent road trip plunges into an inescapable nightmare after stumbling upon a twisted, cannibalistic family led by the iconic, leather-masked killer, Leatherface.

Experiencing this masterpiece on 16mm film restores the movie to its authentic, grindhouse roots. The heavy film grain, high-contrast shadows, dynamic color shifts, and whir of the analog projector create a visceral, documentary-like atmosphere that modern digital remasters simply cannot rep