Abstract: An apparatus for reconstructing holographic images includes a white light source, diffraction grating (1112) for generating zero-order diffracted light (1416) and at least first-order diffracted light, and light control film (LCF 1810) which is configured to block the zero-order diffracted light and to facilitate passage of a desired bandwidth of first-order diffracted light therethrough. In one embodiment light control film (LCF 1810) comprises a front layer (1802), a core layer (1804), and a back layer (1806). The back layer (1806) may be thought of as a datum, whereby a lateral shift in front film (1802) results in wavelength selectively, and a corresponding shift in core layer (1804) results in good zero-order light blocking. The resulting light is a pseudo-monochromatic source having sufficient coherence for use as a hologram reconstruction beam.