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Kim's Video

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Producing House

Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles had access to a vast treasure trove of rare films thanks to Kim's Video, a small empire run by Yongman Kim, an enigmatic character who amassed more than fifty thousand VHS tapes.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-09-27

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

Writer: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

Spoken language: English, Italiano, 한국어/조선말

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: Kim's Video

Production Companies: Carnivalesque Films, Fremantle Documentaries

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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