San Francisco’s New Mission theater will be renamed after critically acclaimed movie director Christopher Nolan to honor his contributions to filmmaking as one of the pioneers in large format movie presentations.

The movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema began operating out of the New Mission theater in 2015 and the renaming is part of the 110th anniversary of the building, which first opened its doors to moviegoers May 4, 1916.

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A student at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism, Lloyd is passionate about arts, culture and stories from Black communities. He hopes to grow as both a reporter and photojournalist this summer.