The Projectionist is a 2026 American crime thriller film written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell. It stars Vondie Curtis-Hall, Karyn Parsons, Kasi Lemmons, David Proval, Kevin Corrigan, and Michael Buscemi.
The film premiered as the opening film of the Slamdance Film Festival on February 19, 2026.
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Cast
Vondie Curtis-Hall as Sully
Karyn Parsons as Rosa
Kasi Lemmons as Ramona
David Proval as Aaron
Kevin Corrigan as Donald
Michael Buscemi as Dizzy
Production
Principal photography had wrapped in September 2024 on a crime thriller film written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell, and produced by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Vondie Curtis-Hall, Karyn Parsons, Kasi Lemmons, David Proval, Kevin Corrigan, and Michael Buscemi. Rockwell, Tarantino and Proval previously worked together on the comedy anthology film Four Rooms (1995). Tarantino also made a cameo appearance in Rockwell's Somebody to Love (1994).
Release
The Projectionist premiered as the opening film of the Slamdance Film Festival on February 19, 2026. In December 2025, Utopia acquired the distribution rights.