An open design, a passionate community, a simple mission.

Kinograph is a low-cost film scanner for 35mm and 16mm film reels. It is also a community of film lovers that shares its knowledge, skills, and resources to make film digitization accessible and affordable.

Our mission is to make the world’s film collections accessible to the public. We believe that sharing resources is the best way to achieve that mission.

With Support From

Colgate University

Third World Newsreel

Eastern Michigan University

New York State Council on the Arts,
with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
and the NY State Legislature