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Videoheaven
The Nickel Cinema117-119 Clerkenwell Road, London
Tomorrow · 14:00
About this event
A cultural history of the video rental store told entirely through its appearances in film and television, tracing how the rise of VHS transformed the way audiences discovered, consumed, and thought about movies. Drawing on hundreds of clips spanning decades of popular culture, the documentary charts the birth, evolution, decline, and lasting legacy of the video store as both a physical space and a cinematic icon. Rather than relying on interviews, the film unfolds as a feature-length visual essay, using an expansive collage of archive footage, commercials, and scenes from Hollywood and independent cinema to examine how video stores shaped movie culture. By treating the video shop as a social space, a workplace, and a recurring screen setting, it becomes both a history of home video and a reflection on the changing relationship between audiences and cinema.
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