VHS Forever? Psychotronic People
ThelatestinagrowingstrandoffilmsthattakeafondlookattheVHSera,VHSForever?PsychotronicPeopleisafeaturelengthdocumentarytakingalookattheexplosionofmoviesthatbecameavailableonVHSintheUK.Takenfromtheperspectiveofthosewhotriedtounearththatelusivemovieatallcostsknownaspsychotroniccinema…<br/> TherehasbeenanexplosioninrecentyearsofdocumentariestakingalookbackatVHS,mainlyfromanAmericanperspective(andoftenfocussingmoreonthecurrentrarityofsaidtapesratherthanthenostagliafactor)withfilmslikeRewindThis!andAdjustYourTracking.HoweverhereintheUKmostdocumentariesrelatedtotheVHSerahavefocussedmoreonthevideonasties(thinkJakeWest&MarcMorris’twopopulardocs).HoweverVHSForever?PsychotronicPeopletakesafondlookbackontheearlydaysofvideofromaveryBritishperspective,includingtheundergroundvideotapesceneintheUK–inparticularthosefolksconnectedtotheCamden-basedvideostoreknownasPsychotronicVideo–andthosewholivedthroughthatperiodoftime,includingthelikesofEvilDeadartistGrahamHumphreys,screenwriterDavidMcGillivray,journalistAllanBryceanddirectorNormanJ.Warren.
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