
Occurs when the adhesive layer in a film (which binds the emulsion to the base) fails. Failure can occur for a variety of reasons but the result is the same. The fragile emulsion peels away from the base and usually disintegrates.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.