AV Geeks: How To Be A Proud American (Again)...

January, 23, 2009 , by Tim

On Sunday night, January 25th, AV Geeks will reflect on the spirit surrounding the inauguration with a special presentation of How To Be A Proud American (Again)..., a video compilation of “films that remind us how to be good citizens and how our contributions can make the country great.” As usual, there will be trivia and door prizes. The event begins at 8:00 Sunday night at Tir Na Nog with a suggested donation of $5. It will also play at the Center for Documentary Studies in Durham on Thursday, January 29th at 7pm.

AV Geeks is the result of one man’s irrational passion, Skip Elsheimer, who owns over 20,000 16mm educational and industrial films harvested from the fertile grounds of school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Skip is based out of Raleigh but does travel from time to time, taking his show to venues ranging from rock and roll dive bars to museums. Skip has converted many of the films to digital media, readily available at his online archive. All suggested donations support the digitization process.