Meet the projectionist bringing The Odyssey to the big screen at Melbourne's IMAX

Meet the projectionist bringing The Odyssey to the big screen at Melbourne's IMAX | 7.30

Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, tells the story of Odysseus returning home after the Trojan War.
The latest cinematic version of the Greek saga is a billion-dollar box-office smash hit for director Christopher Nolan.
But there are other heroes in this story, namely a projectionist at the Melbourne IMAX.

Alysia Thomas-Sam went to meet him.
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