Still reeling from the six hour monster film marathon during the Grand Re-opening, the A/V Geeks are happy to present this odd lil’ film featuring yet another reporter sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong. This time it’s on a space station and the Earth is in grave danger! Can the reporter save the day or will he just continue to irritate the space station’s crew? Show up early to get a good seat and watch a short from the A/V Geeks archives. Stay after to play trivia! FREE, but donations are appreciated.

7pm, Friday, May 4, 2012

Who in his right professional mind would accept an assignment to cover a 4,000 mile stock car competition for four days and nights in East Africa and do it with four people?”

Join us in a retrospective screening celebrating the groundbreaking career of North Carolina’s own educational film dynasty – the Klein family.

This program features a selection of sponsored and educational films from the $25-million dollar film and video archive donated by the Kleins to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 1999. This collection spans almost half a century of innovative work in advertising, production and distribution, and includes films that were later shown in schools, churches, community centers, tourism sites and television.

Several members of the Klein family will be available for questions following the screenings. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free.

For more information, including a screening schedule, directions, and more on the Kleins, visit
kleinfilm.blogspot.com/

Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Studies Program and Film Studies at NCSU.

9pm, May 30th, Kings, 14 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

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After years of inquiries about this early over-the-top 70s anti-drug film, we finally found a copy. We have to admit that this does not disappoint. Hosted and produced by black comedian, Godfrey Cambridge, this film shows us junkies going “cold turkey”, chastises parents for their hypocrisy regarding prescription pills vs street drugs, shows us a parade of overdosed corpses and even hints that the U.S. Government is involved in the drug trade overseas. Wow, and some of you saw this when you were in middle school?!? No wonder you want to see it again…$10.00 

A DVD compilation of vintage 16mm films about clothing and fashion and how it affects its wearer.

$10.00 

Films include:

Dress for Health (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1957) - After Peter and Polly experience the unpleasant effects of inappropriate dress, they begin to notice that others dress according to the weather. They also learn how to use the thermometer and weather report.

 
What is Cloth? (Coronet, 1948) A mother teaches her daughter how to tell the difference between different types of cloth.

 
Replay (1970, Concepts Unlimited) the Arrow Shirt Company embraces hippies and documents the existence of the generation link. Shows that history repeats itself and change is very often a replay of past events.

 
Twenty Dollar Miracle (Natl Cotton Council Of America, 1967) The American woman is the best dressed woman in the world. This is due to Yankee ingeniuty, which makes a fashionable, well-made dress to sell for twenty dollars or less.

Fur Coat Club (1973, Learning Corp of America) Depicts the adventures of two nine-year-old girls who have invented a secret game of touching fur coats without the wearer realizing it.

 $10.00

http://wanwanlink.com/

A sublime use of A/V Geeks (and other footage found at the Internet Archive) by Japanese video artist,  Teshigawara(qubibi)

Do you remember when you could drive your car on the tarmac, buy your tickets on the plane, or greet your grandmother at the terminal gate? These old 16mm educational and promotional films from the A/V Geeks Film Archive fondly look back to a day when air travel was a novel luxury. Films include:

Air Transportation (1946)
Perhaps a job in the air transportation industry is for you? This film
tells us about all the different jobs you can pursue..

Behind The Scenes At The Airport (1947)
An airline pilot happily tells us about all the work it takes to keep
commercial aircraft running smoothly and safely..

Air Traffic Controller (1968)
Hey guys, do you have what it takes to be an air traffic controller?
This film will run you through an average day in the tower!

The Airline Stewardess (1968)
Hey ladies, thinking of an exciting career as an airline stewardess.
This film shows you a typical day in the life of a swinging hostess of
the air..

Only Way to Fly (circa mid-1970s)
Western Airlines sings to us about their exciting new destinations.

From Here To There (1970)
Celebrated graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass shows the joys of
air travel on United Airlines.

$10.00

More than an A/V geek from reesenews on Vimeo.

Jonathan Michels interviews A/V Geeks founder, Skip Elsheimer.

If scientists dig deep enough in the trash mounds of our popular culture, they will find evidence of beings with long stringy hair, colorful yet tattered clothing and mouths that continuously spew self-important rhetoric. Yes, there is evidence of a time when Hippies roamed the Earth and the A/V Geeks have found glimpses of these creatures in some of their educational films. Films include – Hippie Temptation, Replay, Beginnings, and more…

$10.00