diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index ae677e3754..eebccea12d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -489,13 +489,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// Inaccurate core but allow the user to continue anyway
 			}
 
-			using var form = new RecordMovie(Emulator);
+			using var form = new RecordMovie(this, Emulator);
 			form.ShowDialog();
 		}
 
 		private void PlayMovieMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			using var form = new PlayMovie();
+			using var form = new PlayMovie(this);
 			form.ShowDialog();
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
index 409736b004..c2d818bf81 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
 	public partial class PlayMovie : Form
 	{
+		private readonly MainForm _mainForm;
 		private readonly PlatformFrameRates _platformFrameRates = new PlatformFrameRates();
 
 		private List<IMovie> _movieList = new List<IMovie>();
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool _sortDetailsReverse;
 		private string _sortedDetailsCol;
 
-		public PlayMovie()
+		public PlayMovie(MainForm mainForm)
 		{
+			_mainForm = mainForm;
 			InitializeComponent();
 			MovieView.RetrieveVirtualItem += MovieView_QueryItemText;
 			MovieView.VirtualMode = true;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			var indices = MovieView.SelectedIndices;
 			if (indices.Count > 0) // Import file if necessary
 			{
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(_movieList[MovieView.SelectedIndices[0]], false);
+				_mainForm.StartNewMovie(_movieList[MovieView.SelectedIndices[0]], false);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -607,7 +609,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (StopOnFrameCheckbox.Checked && 
 				(StopOnFrameTextBox.ToRawInt().HasValue || LastFrameCheckbox.Checked))
 			{
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.PauseOnFrame = LastFrameCheckbox.Checked
+				_mainForm.PauseOnFrame = LastFrameCheckbox.Checked
 					? Global.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength
 					: StopOnFrameTextBox.ToRawInt();
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
index 9489607ffb..ede556cfb3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/RecordMovie.cs
@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ using BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
-	// TODO - Allow relative paths in record textbox
+	// TODO - Allow relative paths in record TextBox
 	public partial class RecordMovie : Form
 	{
+		private readonly MainForm _mainForm;
 		private readonly IEmulator _emulator;
 
-		public RecordMovie(IEmulator core)
+		public RecordMovie(MainForm mainForm, IEmulator core)
 		{
-			InitializeComponent();
-
+			_mainForm = mainForm;
 			_emulator = core;
+			InitializeComponent();
 
 			if (!_emulator.HasSavestates())
 			{
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				movieToRecord.PopulateWithDefaultHeaderValues(AuthorBox.Text);
 				movieToRecord.Save();
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(movieToRecord, true);
+				_mainForm.StartNewMovie(movieToRecord, true);
 
 				Global.Config.UseDefaultAuthor = DefaultAuthorCheckBox.Checked;
 				if (DefaultAuthorCheckBox.Checked)