| December 6, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Thrills, chills, and instructional violence! Come learn film making the way the pros did…through educational films! Films include – Handy Dandy Do-It Yourself Filmmaking Film, Understanding Movies, Filmmaking Techniques – Stunts and more. Curated by A/V Geeks intern, Z. Hobert Thompson. Suggested Donation $5.
8pm, Sunday, December 6th Tir Na Nog, 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601
| December 4, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Botanists stumble upon a lair of Yetis and they bring one of them back to Los Angeles for further study. What could possibly go wrong? Show up early to get a good seat and watch a short from the A/V Geeks archive. Stay after and play trivia for prizes! FREE!!
7pm, Friday, December 4th, NC Museum of Natural Sciences 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC
| November 22, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
The A/V Geeks present an evening of school films that feature the demented imaginations of children. Films include – Silent Snow Secret Snow, First Friends, Me Too? and more!
8pm, Sunday, November 22nd Tir Na Nog, 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601
| November 14, 2009 | ||
| 2:30 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
Hosted by the fine folks at Cameron Village Regional Library. A/V Geeks presents a family friendly screening event about arts and crafts at the Hits Theatre in the Heights. Come learn about the art of the craft from the 1970s with fun film titles including At Your Fingertips: Boxes, Rag Tapestry and Puppets. After the screening join in for your own crafting fun experience. FREE!
2:30-4:30pm, Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Avenue, Raleigh NC
Have over 22,000 films. Will travel. For more than a decade, we’ve been rescuing old 16mm school films from dumpsters and obscurity and showing them to folks like you.
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From The ArchiveOur Obligation (1960)
This film appeals to PTAs and city councils to build newer and safer schools by showing the tragedy of an elementary school fire. Heavy on the guilt-provoking melodrama! This film is available on the Blackboard Bungle DVD-R From The ArchiveKitty Cleans Up (1949)
Shows a girl and her pet cat as they prepare for the school pet show. Parallels girl’s and cat’s actions as they eat and clean up. This film is extra creepy due to the decision to use a woman acting like a little girl to narrate. This film is available on the The Evolution of ‘Intelligent Design’ DVD-R |
From The ArchiveAs the Office Turns…
From The ArchiveAtomic Age Classics Vol 5 : C is for Communist DVD
From The ArchiveThose Naughty Boys
From The ArchiveFeaturing An All-Star Cast
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Melodrama and madness in the
In the afterglow of victory against tyranny in World War II, the United States found itself as a world superpower with a new potential foe – the Soviet Union. The films on this DVD, pulled from the A/V Geeks Educational Film Archive, hoped to educate the American public about the menace of the Soviet Union as the “battles” of the Cold War were being waged in the Third World. Films include: Russia At War, What Is Communism?, A Message to Women, Red Myth: International Communism, Yankee Go Home and Crusade Report.
What are little boys made of? Fidgety hands, evil minds
Educational films featuring celebrities – either before they were famous or as a PR move after their careers slumped. Films include: Bookkeeping and You (with ‘Bewitched’ star Dick York), Is That A Happy Hippopotamus? (with ‘That’s Incredible’ host John Davidson), Learn Not To Burn (with Dick Van Dyke), First Aid Action (with Burt Reynolds), Chickenomics (with the Famous San Diego Chicken) and A Different Approach (featuring an all-star cast).