diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Global.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Global.cs
index 5c2d61e325..af401c56ab 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Global.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Global.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {
 	public static class Global
 	{
-		public static IMovieSession MovieSession { get; set; }
 		public static InputManager InputManager { get; } = new InputManager();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/JoypadApi.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/JoypadApi.cs
index 03edfb35de..e6c6242831 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/JoypadApi.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/JoypadApi.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void SetFromMnemonicStr(string inputLogEntry)
 		{
-			var controller = Global.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
+			var controller = GlobalWin.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
 			try
 			{
 				controller.SetFromMnemonic(inputLogEntry);
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/MovieApi.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/MovieApi.cs
index 8e08411e42..5f6154ec8b 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/MovieApi.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/MovieApi.cs
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private readonly Action<string> LogCallback;
 
-		public bool StartsFromSavestate() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && Global.MovieSession.Movie.StartsFromSavestate;
+		public bool StartsFromSavestate() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.StartsFromSavestate;
 
-		public bool StartsFromSaveram() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && Global.MovieSession.Movie.StartsFromSaveRam;
+		public bool StartsFromSaveram() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.StartsFromSaveRam;
 
 		public IDictionary<string, object> GetInput(int frame, int? controller = null)
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
 			{
 				LogCallback("No movie loaded");
 				return null;
 			}
-			var adapter = Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(frame);
+			var adapter = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(frame);
 			if (adapter == null)
 			{
 				LogCallback("Can't get input of the last frame of the movie. Use the previous frame");
@@ -41,79 +41,79 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public string GetInputAsMnemonic(int frame)
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive() || frame >= Global.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength)
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive() || frame >= GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength)
 			{
 				return string.Empty;
 			}
 
-			var lg = Global.MovieSession.Movie.LogGeneratorInstance(
-				Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(frame));
+			var lg = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.LogGeneratorInstance(
+				GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(frame));
 			return lg.GenerateLogEntry();
 		}
 
 		public void Save(string filename = null)
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
 			{
 				return;
 			}
 
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filename))
 			{
-				filename += $".{Global.MovieSession.Movie.PreferredExtension}";
+				filename += $".{GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.PreferredExtension}";
 				if (new FileInfo(filename).Exists)
 				{
 					LogCallback($"File {filename} already exists, will not overwrite");
 					return;
 				}
-				Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename = filename;
+				GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Filename = filename;
 			}
-			Global.MovieSession.Movie.Save();
+			GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Save();
 		}
 
 		public Dictionary<string, string> GetHeader()
 		{
 			var table = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
 			{
 				return table;
 			}
-			foreach (var kvp in Global.MovieSession.Movie.HeaderEntries) table[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+			foreach (var kvp in GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.HeaderEntries) table[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
 			return table;
 		}
 
-		public List<string> GetComments() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.Comments.ToList();
+		public List<string> GetComments() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Comments.ToList();
 
 		public List<string> GetSubtitles() =>
-			Global.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles
+			GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles
 				.Select(s => s.ToString())
 				.ToList();
 
-		public string Filename() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename;
+		public string Filename() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Filename;
 
-		public bool GetReadOnly() => Global.MovieSession.ReadOnly;
+		public bool GetReadOnly() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.ReadOnly;
 
-		public ulong GetRerecordCount() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords;
+		public ulong GetRerecordCount() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords;
 
-		public bool GetRerecordCounting() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsCountingRerecords;
+		public bool GetRerecordCounting() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsCountingRerecords;
 
-		public bool IsLoaded() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive();
+		public bool IsLoaded() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive();
 
-		public int Length() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount;
+		public int Length() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount;
 
-		public string Mode() => Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode.ToString().ToUpper();
+		public string Mode() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Mode.ToString().ToUpper();
 
-		public void SetReadOnly(bool readOnly) => Global.MovieSession.ReadOnly = readOnly;
+		public void SetReadOnly(bool readOnly) => GlobalWin.MovieSession.ReadOnly = readOnly;
 
-		public void SetRerecordCount(ulong count) => Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords = count;
+		public void SetRerecordCount(ulong count) => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords = count;
 
-		public void SetRerecordCounting(bool counting) => Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsCountingRerecords = counting;
+		public void SetRerecordCounting(bool counting) => GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsCountingRerecords = counting;
 
-		public void Stop() => Global.MovieSession.StopMovie();
+		public void Stop() => GlobalWin.MovieSession.StopMovie();
 
 		public double GetFps()
 		{
-			var movie = Global.MovieSession.Movie;
+			var movie = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie;
 			if (movie.NotActive())
 			{
 				return default;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 7fd2f0c1f1..4f9af436e2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -67,24 +67,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private string MakeFrameCounter()
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsFinished())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsFinished())
 			{
 				var sb = new StringBuilder();
 				sb
 					.Append(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame)
 					.Append('/')
-					.Append(Global.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount)
+					.Append(GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount)
 					.Append(" (Finished)");
 				return sb.ToString();
 			}
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrFinished())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrFinished())
 			{
 				var sb = new StringBuilder();
 				sb
 					.Append(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame)
 					.Append('/')
-					.Append(Global.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount);
+					.Append(GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.FrameCount);
 
 				return sb.ToString();
 			}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public string InputStrMovie()
 		{
-			return MakeStringFor(Global.MovieSession.MovieController);
+			return MakeStringFor(GlobalWin.MovieSession.MovieController);
 		}
 
 		public string InputStrImmediate()
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public string InputPrevious()
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording())
 			{
-				var state = Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1);
+				var state = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1);
 				if (state != null)
 				{
 					return MakeStringFor(state);
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			IController m = Global.InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter;
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording() && GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame > 0)
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording() && GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame > 0)
 			{
-				m = m.Or(Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1));
+				m = m.Or(GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1));
 			}
 
 			return MakeStringFor(m);
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public string MakeIntersectImmediatePrevious()
 		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive())
 			{
-				var m = Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording()
-					? Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1)
-					: Global.MovieSession.MovieController;
+				var m = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlayingOrRecording()
+					? GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputState(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame - 1)
+					: GlobalWin.MovieSession.MovieController;
 
 				return MakeStringFor(Global.InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter.And(m));
 			}
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public string MakeRerecordCount()
 		{
-			return Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive()
-				? Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords.ToString()
+			return GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive()
+				? GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords.ToString()
 				: "";
 		}
 
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (GlobalWin.Config.DisplayInput && !GlobalWin.Game.IsNullInstance())
 			{
-				if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlaying()
-					|| (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsFinished() && GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame == Global.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength)) // Account for the last frame of the movie, the movie state is immediately "Finished" here but we still want to show the input
+				if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlaying()
+					|| (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsFinished() && GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame == GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength)) // Account for the last frame of the movie, the movie state is immediately "Finished" here but we still want to show the input
 				{
 					var input = InputStrMovie();
 					var point = GetCoordinates(g, GlobalWin.Config.InputDisplay, input);
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
 			{
-				var point = GetCoordinates(g, GlobalWin.Config.MultitrackRecorder, Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Status);
-				DrawOsdMessage(g, Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Status, FixedMessagesColor, point.X, point.Y);
+				var point = GetCoordinates(g, GlobalWin.Config.MultitrackRecorder, GlobalWin.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Status);
+				DrawOsdMessage(g, GlobalWin.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Status, FixedMessagesColor, point.X, point.Y);
 			}
 
 			if (GlobalWin.Config.DisplayFps && Fps != null)
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				g.DrawString(message, MessageFont, Color.White, point.X, point.Y);
 			}
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && GlobalWin.Config.DisplaySubtitles)
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && GlobalWin.Config.DisplaySubtitles)
 			{
-				var subList = Global.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles.GetSubtitles(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame);
+				var subList = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles.GetSubtitles(GlobalWin.Emulator.Frame);
 
 				foreach (var sub in subList)
 				{
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
index 6ce43e0904..581a287109 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/GlobalWin.cs
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public static Config Config { get; set; }
 		public static FirmwareManager FirmwareManager { get; set; }
 		public static GameInfo Game { get; set; }
+		public static IMovieSession MovieSession { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index a8e2544c09..9a771c10c2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public IMovieSession MovieSession
 		{
-			get => Global. MovieSession;
-			private set => Global.MovieSession = value;
+			get => GlobalWin.MovieSession;
+			private set => GlobalWin.MovieSession = value;
 		}
 
 		private GameInfo Game
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
index 482bef4c65..d213c489df 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					{
 						GlobalWin.ExitCode = mf.ProgramRunLoop();
 					}
-					catch (Exception e) when (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && !(Debugger.IsAttached || VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild))
+					catch (Exception e) when (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() && !(Debugger.IsAttached || VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild))
 					{
 						var result = MessageBox.Show(
 							"EmuHawk has thrown a fatal exception and is about to close.\nA movie has been detected. Would you like to try to save?\n(Note: Depending on what caused this error, this may or may not succeed)",
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						);
 						if (result == DialogResult.Yes)
 						{
-							Global.MovieSession.Movie.Save();
+							GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.Save();
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
index 31130324c9..da3845d806 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_s = s ?? new Gameboy.GambatteSettings();
 			_ss = ss ?? new Gameboy.GambatteSyncSettings();
 			propertyGrid1.SelectedObject = _ss;
-			propertyGrid1.Enabled = Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive();
+			propertyGrid1.Enabled = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive();
 			checkBoxMuted.Checked = _s.Muted;
 			cbDisplayBG.Checked = _s.DisplayBG;
 			cbDisplayOBJ.Checked = _s.DisplayOBJ;
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void ButtonDefaults_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			PutSettings(null, Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() ? _ss : null);
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
+			PutSettings(null, GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive() ? _ss : null);
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.NotActive())
 			{
 				SyncSettingsChanged = true;
 			}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GenericCoreConfig.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GenericCoreConfig.cs
index 06ea87edf5..fa0a2227e1 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GenericCoreConfig.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GenericCoreConfig.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabPage2);
 			}
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive())
+			if (GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive())
 			{
 				propertyGrid2.Enabled = false; // disable changes to sync setting when movie, so as not to confuse user
 			}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/EditCommentsForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/EditCommentsForm.cs
index 4ec912dd05..7a30b89909 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/EditCommentsForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/EditCommentsForm.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void EditCommentsForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (!ForceReadWrite && Global.MovieSession.ReadOnly)
+			if (!ForceReadWrite && GlobalWin.MovieSession.ReadOnly)
 			{
 				CommentGrid.Columns[0].ReadOnly = true;
 				Text = "View Comments";
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
index 2ee2d3f2b9..e6c8f3e630 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				var branch = Tastudio.CurrentTasMovie.Branches.FirstOrDefault(b => b.Uuid.ToString() == branchId);
 				if (branch != null && frame < branch.InputLog.Count)
 				{
-					var controller = Global.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
+					var controller = GlobalWin.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
 					controller.SetFromMnemonic(branch.InputLog[frame]);
 
 					foreach (var button in controller.Definition.BoolButtons)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PatternsForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PatternsForm.cs
index 51abf10d22..0a7855d42f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PatternsForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PatternsForm.cs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void GetPattern()
 		{
-			int index = Global.MovieSession.MovieController.Definition.BoolButtons.IndexOf(SelectedButton);
+			int index = GlobalWin.MovieSession.MovieController.Definition.BoolButtons.IndexOf(SelectedButton);
 
 			if (SelectedButton == "Default bool Auto-Fire")
 			{
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs
index e9ba82ce0c..daff90498e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public override string ToString()
 		{
-			var lg = Global.MovieSession.Movie.LogGeneratorInstance(ControllerState);
+			var lg = GlobalWin.MovieSession.Movie.LogGeneratorInstance(ControllerState);
 			return lg.GenerateLogEntry();
 		}
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				var controller = Global.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
+				var controller = GlobalWin.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
 				controller.SetFromMnemonic(inputLogEntry);
 
 				foreach (var button in controller.Definition.BoolButtons)