I’ve got a fun documentary short film that you might be interested in watching, especially if you grew up in the 80s and 90s renting movies from a video store.
The short is titled The Last Video Store. It centers around 20th Century Flicks, which is the oldest video rental store in the World. “It’s small, close-knit crew has unwittingly become custodians of the largest collection of DVDs and VHS tapes in the UK, and faces a constant struggle to adapt and survive in the age of streaming and downloading.”
The director of the film, Arthur Cauty, said in a statement:
“It’s an ode to the video shop experience and a bygone way of watching movies. With studios like Disney launching their own streaming services and joining industry kingpins such as Netflix and Hulu, we have an almost endless flow of entertainment available at the click of a button. It’s amazing to me that a little independent video store can survive the Netflix cull and even outlive Blockbuster. Drop into the shop next time you’re in Bristol for a dose of movie nostalgia, have a chat about film and go home with a VHS rarity and a bag of popcorn.”
I know of a few other little video stores that are still in operation. It is amazing that in this day and age they still manage to survive. Watching this video reminded me why I loved going to the video store so much back in the day.