Videosyncracy

Movie·2010·0h 27m

Videosyncracy

Dare to be different.

Language

English

CineAI Pitch

Why watch this?

Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.

// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Ian Ward, Liz Singh

Editor

Caitlin Starowicz

Themes

pop culturevhshome videovideo storerental

Audience Score

65%

2 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

Where to watch

Streaming availability not listed for your region yet.

// cast

Cast

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

// crew

Crew

Nadia Nikolic Bowen

Director, Writer

Ian Ward

Producer

Caitlin Starowicz

Editor

Lulu Hansen

Writer, Director

Liz Singh

Producer

Michael Cox

Editor

// more like this

You Might Like