Cult Of VHS

Memorex - 30th Anniversary Special Edition

2023

The infamous "Memorex" tape circulated the mid-west underground scene in the mid-’90s. Shot in 1993, the film captures a transient slice of post-’80s, pre-Y2K youth culture on the eve of a new century. Following a tribe of teenage heshers and burnouts at a skate park punk show, the film is a snapshot of the stray children of the boomer generation as they navigate their anxieties on the brink of social, global, and digital upheaval. Now, on its 30th anniversary, the original VHS tape has been restored in 4K, revealing a cultural time capsule of pre-9/11 American youth; a candid documentation of a moment both electric and uncanny.

Beautiful People

2024

A Documentary film, following a group of friends going through their college life. with 3 months of filming starting in August 25th to November 1st 2024. most of everything was filmed in Boston. the purpose of the movie isn't to look amazing and have great story telling, but instead its meant to stamp a period in time. so that in 50 years we can look back and notice the human growth in a movie format. I hope you like the movie and thank you for watching :)

VHS Diaries

2021

The filmmaker revisits the diaries she kept during the years when video was banned in Iran. Using her personal VHS archive of films as a point of reference, the film explores a very personal film history with audio interviews with film historians, film buffs and those involved in the film black market. This is the story of an underground subculture of cinephiles hiding amongst the first Iranian post-revolution generation, who pursued their love for cinema despite strict government restrictions and the threat of imprisonment.

Beloved Father

2024

Samuel sees his life change completely when he receives a call from people who were taking care of his father. He needs to abandon his plans in the big city, when his life was stabilizing. Returning to the countryside, Samuel is confronted with the ghosts of his traumatic childhood, when his mother burned to death and his father left him to live with another woman. The hatred he holds towards his father cannot even be shown, as the old man does not have the physical or mental health to understand what is happening. As he takes care of the hollow shell his father has become, Samuel remembers old friendships and starts a romance with his father's stepdaughter, Marcela. Then, he starts to notice strange things happening.

Monster Tapes

2025

The Tape Was Real. The Monster Was Worse Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action. After a blogger’s monster video goes viral, he mysteriously disappears in the wilderness. Two girls set out to debunk the monster as not real, and that the disappearance was staged. They find more than a mystery and tapes. They find armed soldiers covering up a monstrous experiment gone wrong.

In The Shadows

2025

After obtaining a video camera, a serial killer starts stalking women around town.

The Tape Inside

2026

"Toymaker" lives hidden behind privilege and power: by day, he's a respected figure in the city; by night, he's a predator who commissions, tortures, and preserves his crimes on VHS tapes that his wife, Camila, edits for the black market. Carlos recruits the victims; a shadowy "director" orchestrates the sadistic fantasies without getting his hands dirty.

PARASOCIAL

2025

When a reclusive young woman receives a VHS tape of her life secretly recorded by a stalker, her quiet home transforms into a trap; and the camera may not be finished filming.

TV-Dad

1988

TV-Dad has never had a family of his own, and when he finds out that he is going to die, he creates TV-Dad, a series of videotapes that contain his fatherly and husbandly advice in actions. Follow Judy when she purchases the TV-Dad video services and has a child with it as we watch how her life plays out.

me pica la piel

2025

The Midnight Movie Mausoleum

2023

Kelsey is working her way through a box of old horror tapes, what she isn't ready for is the strange programme on the battered old VHS that seems to want its sordid contents to be played no matter what, and it won't be long before she becomes part of the show.

Do Not Watch This Film

2025

A chilling descent into obsession, perception, and the invisible chains of technology. When a socially isolated tech genius named Arnie discovers a mysterious VHS tape titled “Do Not Watch This Film,” he’s exposed to a reality altering signal—a broadcast not meant for human eyes. From that moment, something changes in him. Driven by a vision of a perfect, screen-based world, Arnie creates a powerful algorithm and his own signal that transforms any screen into his new reality.

VHS Summer Camp

2026

A retro 80s style supernatural horror mystery set at a remote summer camp. When a group of teens discover a mysterious VHS tape that reveals glimpses of the future, they begin to uncover a dark secret tied to the camps past.

plants with spikes or thorns

2015

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

Tempo Rubato

Invalid Date

What would you do if only after the death of your husband, or your father, or your best friend, you found out that he had loved another man? “Tempo Rubato” is a story about two grieving processes—Ravi’s, who lost his first love to police violence, and Dora and Edu’s, who lost their husband and father, respectively. Tiago, Ravi’s childhood friend, visits his family after the funeral and brings with him two boxes full of videos that Ravi recorded throughout his youth, including a farewell video-letter to his family, in which he confesses the secret he kept his entire life.