Video Shmideo
The story of Alan Zick, the proprietor of a "60/40 video store," his employees and porn-hound customers. Video Shmideo limped into 2008 and collapsed, completing an impressive seven episode run (and freeing creators Yang Miller and Ali Reza for their next project).
A tour behind the greasy veneer of a NYC porn shop.
Screened: 2007-03-26 at Tribeca Cinemas
Votes: 90/107 - 84.11% share; placed 1st of 10
Downloads: 23,719
Cast
Alan Zick | Ali Reza |
Clifford | Clifford ? |
Crew
Yang Miller | Music Composition, Cinematographer, Editor, Animator |
Alan Zick dishes more porn-shop dirt.
Screened: 2007-04-30 at Anthology Film Archives
Votes: 117/141 - 82.98% share; placed 3rd of 9
Downloads: 19,383
Cast
Alan Zick | Ali Reza |
Ernest Yen | Chris Grace |
Clifford #2 | Nikhil Rao |
Crew
Yang Miller | Music Composition, Cinematographer, Editor, Animator |
Who wants to wash their fingers?
Screened: 2007-06-04 at Tribeca Cinemas
Votes: 78/101 - 77.23% share; placed 4th of 8
Downloads: 17,591
Facing a hard deadline to pay back a debt, Alan makes a sound investment, and Clifford 2 re-organizes the gay section as Video Shmideo settles in comfortably at number 4.
Screened: 2007-08-29 at Tribeca Cinemas
Votes: 54/93 - 58.06% share; placed 4th of 10
Downloads: 9,116
Alan Zick and company rise two slots to number 2 with this charming tale about a Chinese wonder-product that can literally do anything.
Screened: 2007-10-01 at Tribeca Cinemas
Votes: 65/74 - 87.84% share; placed 2nd of 10
Downloads: 17,158
While Alan experiments with word-of-mouth advertising, Kornstein makes a mess of the DVDs.
Screened: 2007-11-05 at Tribeca Cinemas
Votes: 47/94 - 50.00% share; placed 5th of 9
Downloads: 10,976
Alan Zick helps out an old blind woman with her ski pole.
Screened: 2008-02-05 at Pianos
Votes: 39/113 - 34.51% share; placed 7th of 10
Downloads: 15,723