Radio documentary and reporting on Robert Miniaci by Craig Desson of CBC Radio’s Doc Unit
Robert Miniaci is a master of a nearly lost art. He’s in his 60s, and says he is one of the few people capable of maintaining and repairing projection equipment in the world.
“I’m really the only one,” the Montreal-based projectionist told CBC Radio’s Craig Desson.
Miniaci builds, repairs and preserves all sorts of projectors. He makes sure they work properly, through periodic adjustment and cleaning.
He’s set up projectors at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Tate Museum in England, and done installations for big names such as
