VIDEOHEAVEN

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Oct 11 3:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Oct 12 12:00 PM
Event Info
Assisted Listening:Yes
Series Info
Series:Refocus Film Festival
Film Info
Director:Alex Ross Perry
Featuring:Maya Hawke
Runtime:173 minutes
Rating:Not Rated
Year Released:2025
Format:DCP
Production Country:USA
Language:English
Genre:Documentary
History
Archival

Description

Inspired by and featuring clips from Daniel Herbert's Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store, this entirely archival documentary takes us on a journey into the socio-cultural hub, consumer mecca, and source of existential dread of the video rental store through the films of the era with narration from Maya Hawke—diving into a lost phenomenon that forever changed the way we interact with movies. With footage culled from hundreds of sources (from TV commercials to blockbuster films), director Alex Ross Perry (Pavements) tells the story of an industry's glorious, confusing, novel, sometimes seedy, but undeniably seismic impact on American movie culture.