Cult Of VHS(2022)

VHS Diaries(fa)

The filmmaker revisits the diaries she kept during the years when video was banned in Iran. Using her personal VHS archive of films as a point of reference, the film explores a very personal film history with audio interviews with film historians, film buffs and those involved in the film black market. This is the story of an underground subculture of cinephiles hiding amongst the first Iranian post-revolution generation, who pursued their love for cinema despite strict government restrictions and the threat of imprisonment.

Neirud(pt)

Aunt Neirud was always present at family gatherings. Neirud was big, strong, and worked in the circus. Who was this woman so close to the family and about whom we know so little?

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project(en)

Marion Stokes secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years from 1975 until her death in 2012. For Marion taping was a form of activism to seek the truth, and she believed that a comprehensive archive of the media would be invaluable for future generations. Her visionary and maddening project nearly tore her family apart, but now her 70,000 VHS tapes are being digitized and they'll be searchable online.

The Chronicler(en)

85-year-old Margers stores his life's work in banana boxes - VHS tapes and DVDs that fill an entire room. However, as his eyesight rapidly deteriorates, it becomes unclear what fate awaits this unique cultural and historical material, which he has continuously documented over the years.

Welcome to Cobbledick’s(en)

A twisted pizza joint's outrageous promotional stunt, advertising the films Pizza Boy & Bloodlust for Santa Claus.

In The Shadows(en)

After obtaining a video camera, a serial killer starts stalking women around town.

Archivo_Incidente2005(es)

After seeing a strange advertisement on television about an fugitive who has escaped from prison, Monni hopes that her boyfriend will arrive home soon, however, she receives an unexpected and sinister visit

Beloved Father(pt)

Samuel sees his life change completely when he receives a call from people who were taking care of his father. He needs to abandon his plans in the big city, when his life was stabilizing. Returning to the countryside, Samuel is confronted with the ghosts of his traumatic childhood, when his mother burned to death and his father left him to live with another woman. The hatred he holds towards his father cannot even be shown, as the old man does not have the physical or mental health to understand what is happening. As he takes care of the hollow shell his father has become, Samuel remembers old friendships and starts a romance with his father's stepdaughter, Marcela. Then, he starts to notice strange things happening.

INTROSPECTION.(en)

Following the events of 'SOMNIPHOBIA,' the rogue machine Clackers struggles to find purpose in it's existence, sending it spiraling through breakdowns trying to comprehend self purpose.

After Hours(en)

Carson Griggs and Mike Cather thought breaking into the school library at night would be easy: Grab the answers to a test, prove their friends wrong, and call it a win. But a month ago, Jake Wei vanished in that very library—and the teachers’ frantic warnings to stay away suddenly make sense.

Kino Kopf(en)

Born from steel and glass Kino Kopf is created by two inventors. They are assembled by their mother, a nurturing artist, and their Father a greedy entrepreneur. Kino Kopf is the first of its kind a sentient humanoid VHS camera. They are given a life by their mother but presented to the world by their father. Kino Kopf is the next big sensation and spurs a technological revolution. They are soon forgotten and alone as new models surpass them. Kino Kopf is left alone to contemplate if they ever had a soul, as visions of an electric cowboy dance through their dreams.

The Midnight Movie Mausoleum(en)

Kelsey is working her way through a box of old horror tapes, what she isn't ready for is the strange programme on the battered old VHS that seems to want its sordid contents to be played no matter what, and it won't be long before she becomes part of the show.

Apathetic(en)

During his morning routine, a teenager finds a mysterious tape containing an episode of a once lost children's television show that should have stayed forgotten. Will it illicit a reaction? Or is he just as desensitised as everybody else his age?

TAPE '96(en)

Sydney, 2004. Leo, a young film buff, comes across a mysterious VHS tape while working the nightshift at a DVD store. He soon realises his mistake, upon discovering its contents are obscurely edited snuff films, that only he can see.

plants with spikes or thorns(xx)

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

Wacay, Mujeres del Tabacal(es)

National Geographic: The Volga(en)

Film cameras cruise the Soviet Union's mighty Volga River, providing a view of the Russian people along its 2300-mile length, including looks at the fishing industry, a rural village, a manufacturing town and the wedding of two factory workers.

O Que Pode O Corpo?(pt)

Hütes-Film(de)

Documentary about the sisters Lene and Berta who live in a village in Thuringia.

The Trouble with Images. A Critique of Television(es)

Refreshingly, Farocki lays his cards on the table at the very beginning of the film, “I want to demonstrate that most feature films are of the sort that make people lose their interest and appetite for the real world”.