Wales

Sol Cinema

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power -- an attraction in itself

Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities, Odd Accommodations

Photo by | Copyright: http://www.thesolcinema.org/index.html
Photo by | Copyright: http://www.thesolcinema.org/index.html
Photo by | Copyright: http://www.thesolcinema.org/index.html

Contributors: Nicholas Jackson, Rachel, Mark Casey

Winner of the first place prize for best communication project in the Network Wales Awards, the Sol Cinema is the world's smallest solar-powered movie theater.

Housed inside of a 1960s-era travel trailer, the cinema travels around the South Wales area, screening films with ecological themes to groups of eight at a time - that's all the trailer can hold.

Built by artist Paul O'Connor and others at Undercurrents, a British art collective, Sol Cinema is powered entirely by the sun. The theater uses a small LED projector that is powered by lithium ion batteries, which are, in turn, powered by a solar panel on the outside of the trailer.

Because the batteries can store power, the theater runs day and night and is constantly visiting events, festivals, and other parties.

Hours

Varies.
Website
- Sol Cinema

Address

Mobile, Multiple locations, Wales
Cost

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