Sunday, June 4, 2023

You have 3 chances to see the 'Kim's Video' doc at the Tribeca Festival this month

Here's your chance to see the new documentary on former East Village staple Kim's Video.

Award-winning filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin let us know about the three dates that "Kim's Video" will be playing locally during the Tribeca Film Festival:

• Tuesday, June 13 — 8:30 PM 
Village East by Angelika

• Wednesday, June 14 — 6:15 PM 
Village East by Angelika

• Friday, June 16 — 5:30 PM 
AMC 19th Street 

You can buy tickets at this link.

And the film's description via the Tribeca program:
If you were a New Yorker with a taste for unconventional movies, you likely perused the aisles of Kim's Video and Music. Its owner, Yongman Kim, became as much of a legend as the films he collected over the years. When the store meets an unexpected end, he strikes a deal with an Italian city's government to preserve his vast film collection. However, that is far from the end of the story for Kim's Video, as directors David Redmon and Ashley Sabin find out. 

This genre-bending documentary often feels too strange to be real, but it is (if you can believe it). From first-person confrontations with those in charge of preserving the collection to interviews with notable former employees, like director Alex Ross Perry, you'll become engrossed in this fascinating story whether you’re nostalgic for or new to the world of Kim's Video. If you’re looking for a true ode to the power of filmmaking, look no further: Redmon, Sabin, and Kim have what you need. — Jarod Neece
Coming out of Sundance, Deadline called it "a playful and intelligent film" ... while Variety said it's "a flaked-out, one-of-a-kind story of film obsession." On the other hand, RogerEbert.com opined: "One can appreciate the dedication that went into this saga, but being obsessed with movies does not make a great visual storyteller alone" and IndieWire graded it a C+.

The directors are seeking a distribution deal for a theatrical release ... as well as a fictional film based on the making of this movie, per Variety.

The Kim's empire had a modest start in Kim's dry-cleaning business at 99 Avenue A in 1986 ... the last Kim's Video & Music closed in 2014.   

And [SPOILER]... the massive collection of DVDs and videos from Kim's is now available to rent from the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan. (Background on all this here.)
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 5, 2023 at 6:25 AM

    It is now called Tribeca Festival. They dropped the Film in its name.

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  2. AnonymousJune 6, 2023 at 2:25 PM

    i'll wait to see the documentary of the St. Mark's Bath House. which was at that location BEFORE it was Kim's Video.

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