Black 16mm film reel which does not contain very much film. The reel is very plain and contains no writing. There are two holes on opposite sides of both discs. The discs are made of a plastic material that slightly resembles cardboard. Discs are attached at their center by a black, metal cylinder. It is unknown what the film on the reel contains. A white piece of paper is taped to one side of the reel. The writing on this piece of paper is impossible to read. There is another white piece of paper taped to the other side. This piece of paper has four words written on it, the first two being, "the escape."

16mm film was invented by the 1923 by the Eastman Kodak company as a cheaper, amateur alternative to 35mm film. It was originally intended to be used to make movies in one's home, but eventually began to be used for filming educational programs. Additionally, 16mm film was used in poorer foreign countries before they had access to professional light cameras.

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