9.5mm: the first popular format to bring watching films into the home

Long overshadowed by 16mm and 8mm, the curious 9.5mm format once opened a doorway to cinema for home audiences and young filmmakers alike – and today stands as a vital archive of films that survive nowhere else.

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Mar 16, 2026 - 16:04
9.5mm: the first popular format to bring watching films into the home
Long overshadowed by 16mm and 8mm, the curious 9.5mm format once opened a doorway to cinema for home audiences and young filmmakers alike – and today stands as a vital archive of films that survive nowhere else.
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