The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to both Nitehawk Cinema locations, and it’s already happening NOW through October 24! There’s an exciting repertory slate of queer vampire films, a spotlight on movies from Spain, and more. Nitehawk Cinema Projectionist McKegg Collins visits Marquee Mixtape to discuss his role in handling 35mm screenings from the projection booths at Williamsburg and Prospect Park locations. He’ll run the 35mm print for THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE at midnight tonight!
In our conversation, we get into how he made an unplanned career pivot in the early years of the pandemic when he interviewed for the projectionist role at Nitehawk with virtually no experience in the field. But he was determined to learn and underwent rigorous training from Nitehawk’s senior projectionist team. Now he’s deep in the trenches of the life of a projectionist and had so much to discuss with me about his passion for it.
McKegg is yet another guest on the show from the Nitehawk Cinema staff who genuinely expresses their love for their team, the workplace culture, and the audience community. Their passion and craft are tremendous for the culture.
Here are the rep films screening at The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival:
🎟️ Get your tickets HERE!
✨ Follow McKegg on Letterboxd HERE
✨ Follow Nitehawk Cinema on Letterboxd and Instagram
✨ Follow Alec on Letterboxd, Twitter, and BlueSky
🎧 You can also listen to this episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky.
Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen.
NEXT ON THE POD: Samm Dieghan visits the show to talk about her new book Revolution on 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990 !
Share this post