Kim's Video (film)
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | David Redmon Ashley Sabin |
| Written by | David Redmon Ashley Sabin |
| Produced by | Francesco Galavotti David Redmon Ashley Sabin Dale Smith Deborah Smith Rebecca Tabasky |
| Cinematography | David Redmon |
| Edited by | Mark Becker David Redmon Ashley Sabin |
| Music by | Matthew Dougherty Enrico Tilotta |
Production companies | Carnivalesque Films Fremantle Documentaries |
| Distributed by | Drafthouse Films |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Languages | English Italian Korean |
Kim's Video is a 2023 documentary film about Kim's Video and Music.[1][2][3] It is written, produced, edited, and directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin.
Synopsis
The film outlines the store's history, most notably its reacquisition and restoration to New York City after the trip to Salemi, Italy, featuring clips from both mainstream and rarely-seen films that are part of Kim's collection of videos and DVDs, alongside archival footage and interviews with former employees like Alex Ross Perry.[4][5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 63 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Kim's Video represents something of a missed opportunity, but this incredible story is gripping enough to overcome an uneven telling."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7]
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (Apr 5, 2024). "Review: 'Kim's Video' is a meandering shrine to a shuttered media palace with an afterlife". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Dec 3, 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Sabin and David Redmon's Kim's Video | The Brooklyn Rail". brooklynrail.org. Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved Dec 3, 2024.
- ^ MUBI
- ^ Kohn, Eric (2022-04-06). "Kim's Video Survives at Alamo Drafthouse Alongside the Story of the Filmmaker Who Owns the Collection". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Kim's Video". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "Kim's Video". Metacritic. Retrieved 2026-01-31.