Videosyncracy
Dare to be different.
Genres
Overview
As the dissociated convenience of the Internet and globalized corporate culture continue to shut down brick-and-mortar video stores, what will happen to the longstanding, local hangouts with their rugged individuals known as clerks and the communities who love them? Videosyncracy follows three very different video rental stores as they negotiate their survival in three distinct Los Angeles neighborhoods: Old Bank DVD in the Downtown arts district, Vidiots in sunny seaside Santa Monica, and Eddie Brandt’s Saturday Matinee in bustling North Hollywood. Their stories chronicle not only the birth and twilight of a particular kind of corner store, but also decades of personal lives intertwined with those of their communities, the new challenges and facilities of a rapidly changing world, and an enduring love of the movies, a slice of Americana on the brink of disappearance yet defiant to the end.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
27 min
Release Date
2010-09-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6.5
Claire Brandt
Owner of Eddie Brandt's
Donovan Brandt
Owner of Eddie Brandt's
Erik Loysen
Owner of Old Bank DVD
Mark Schumacher
Owner of Old Bank DVD
Patty Polinger
Owner of Vidiots
Cathy Tauber
Owner of Vidiots
Bree Wakeland
Old Bank DVD Clerk
Sean Schlemmer
Vidiots Clerk
Ryan Marker
Vidiots Clerk
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