A reflective display includes a reflective spatial light modulator and a front light having a
lightguide formed by an array of film-based lightguides coupled into a lightguide region of
the lightguide. One or more light sources emit light into the array of lightguides, with light
extraction features frustrating totally internally reflect light within the lightguide region such
that the light exits the lightguide through a cladding region toward a light redirecting optical
element that redirects the light toward a reflective spatial light modulator.