Find My Film Lab

FilmNeverDie Beijing opened in August 2024, a sister lab to the Melbourne location which has operated since 2011. We spoke with the lab about their team, their love of analog photography, and what they have coming up.

Gelatin Labs is a family run business that began in a Maplewood, NJ basement in 2018 and now occupies two brick-and-mortar locations: one in their Maplewood hometown, and a brand new New York location which opened this July. We spoke with co-founder Ben about the expansion, and the community that exists around their labs.

Bengala is a film lab located in Monterrey, Mexico. We spoke with owner Daniela Villarreal about the passion behind their lab, and got details on their new Guadalajara location coming soon.

David’s Film Lab is a modern film lab and rental house in Lagos, Nigeria. We spoke with owner David Adebiyi about how he got started, and keeping film alive in Nigeria.

Sprocket scans—also known as scans with perforations, full rebate scans or overscans— are scans of 35mm film which expose the full strip including the perforated edges, film branding, etc.

Film soup is an experimental technique that involves soaking film in various liquids to create unique and unpredictable effects.

Spotlight on some of the amazing women-owned film labs featued on Find My Film Lab! Are we missing one? Let us know.

To celebrate our favorite bar Walts Bar getting an (incredible) film photo booth we made a Find My Photo Booth microsite to hunt down all of the best film photo booths in Los Angeles.