It's Wednesday night, a mere 8 days from closing down the original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Tonight we are bringing back one of our oldest friends, a long-time collaborator in crime, Mr. Skip Elsheimer, founder and chairman of the AV Geeks.
Formerly a mild-mannered computer tech support technician, Skip Elsheimer now spends most of his time and money collecting, archiving and presenting old 16mm educational films. What started as a hobby fifteen years ago has blossomed into a magnificent obsession, and the collection has grown to over 18,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Skip and his films occupy an old boarding house with eight bedrooms - five of which are filled to the ceiling with films. He presents monthly themed film shows, tours occasionally, runs a burgeoning stock-footage clearinghouse and lives the life he loves. He is one of our heroes. If youve never seen an AV Geeks show before, thats OK. Theres a first time for everything. Expect a program of several amazing, funny and interesting vintage short films in spectacular speckled, scratched 16 millimeter. To get the crowd in the mood, Skip always leads off with a filmstrip, which the audience reads aloud, classroom style. Its a blast and, well, its educational. This show offers us an amazing collection of films that teach us why we love to fill ourselves with the unhealthiest, greasiest, most terrible foods. Because theyre delicious!! Health? Bleccch!!!
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