Rewind This!
Josh Johnson unleashes an army of producers, actors, directors, avid collectors and video rental store owners, who let their nostalgia for the VHS years run wild, rewinding the tape all the way back to the dawn of the historical format, its merciless battle with its sworn enemy, the Beta tape, and its technologically prescribed death.
It had an unprecedented impact on the entertainment industry. It motivated overlooked filmmakers to make their dreams come true with zero budgets. It turned virtual unknowns into household names. It provided the most sacrilegious film genres the freedom they needed to blossom into a new subculture. The bootlegging industry solely depended on it. The home entertainment industry changed forever because of it.
All of this and more is attributed to the now legendary VHS tape. Josh Johnson unleashes an army of producers, actors, directors, avid collectors and video rental store owners, who let their nostalgia for the VHS years run wild, rewinding the tape all the way back to the dawn of the historical format, its merciless battle with its sworn enemy, the Beta tape, and its technologically prescribed death. A wealth of archival material, from cult gems to blood-soaked monstrosities and cheap porn, elevate this documentary into an exhilarating experience. N.S.
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Πρωτότυπος τίτλος / Original title: Rewind This!
Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Josh Johnson
Φωτογραφία / DoP: Christopher Palmer
Μουσική / Music: Josh Freda
Μοντάζ / Editor: Christopher Palmer
Εμφανίζονται / Featuring: Atom Egoyan, Mamoru Oshii, Jason Eisener, Lloyd Kaufman, Frank Henenlotter, Cassandra Peterson
ΗΠΑ, Καναδάς, Ιαπωνία / USA, Canada, Japan
2013
Εγχρωμο / Color
94’
Αγγλικά, Ιαπωνικά / English, Japanese
* Screens on 27th September and 29th September
