Automatons

⍟ Glass Eye Pix ⍟

| GEP-001 SLIP |

2006 | 83 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by James Felix McKenney
Starring: Christine Spencer, Angus Scrimm, Brenda Cooney, Jennifer Boutell, Larry Fessenden

Glass Eye Pix (“one of the indie scene’s most productive and longest-running companies” —Filmmaker Magazine) is the fierce independent NYC-based production outfit headed by art-horror auteur Larry Fessenden (BLACKOUT, DEPRAVED, BENEATH, ABC’s of DEATH 2, NBC’s Fear Itself episode “SKIN AND BONES,” THE LAST WINTER, WENDIGO, HABIT, NO TELLING). Glass Eye Pix is responsible for narrative films, documentaries, books, comics, audio plays, and other unique work designed to inspire and contrast with corporate media. Fessenden (winner of the Someone to Watch Spirit Award) has operated the company since 1985, with the mission of supporting individual voices in the arts.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Adam Juresko) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Somewhere in the distant future, The Girl is alone. She is the last of her people, the others having died in a generations-long war that the girl continues to fight with the assistance of a group of antiquated robot helpers and soldiers.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• New remastered feature in 2K
• New audio Commentary with director & crew
• New BTS Surveillance Camera montage
• New “The Delusions of James Felix McKenney” film reel
• 2007 60-minute BTS documentary
• 2006 Angus Scrimm Interview
• 2006 Automatons trailer
• 2005 Camera tests
• Director’s introduction from 2015 VHS release
• Booklet with new writing by film critic Simon Abrams and an original director’s statement from 2006
• English SDH subtitles

Cash Cow

⍟ Cartuna ⍟

| TDC-006 SLIP |

2023 | 101 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Matt Barats
Starring: Matt Barats, Ana Fabrega, Brad Howe, Bardia Salimi

Cartuna is a cartoon company and indie film distributor focused on animation, puppetry, DIY art, and alt-comedy. Please enjoy our personal collection of films, our artists will thank you for it!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In the fall of 2020, a struggling actor explores early Mormon historical sites as he anxiously awaits the national broadcast of his Domino’s Pizza commercial.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Here We Have Idaho
• The High Rise Beckons
• LA Screening Promo
• Director’s Commentary
• Trailer
• English SDH subtitles

Dandelion

⍟ IFC Films ⍟

| IFC-012 SLIP |

2024 | 113 min | 1.66:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Nicole Riegel
Starring: Thomas Doherty, Kiki Layne, Melanie Nicholls-King, Brady Stablein, Jack Stablein

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Its unique distribution model makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them in theaters as well as on VOD. Partnered with OCN Distribution, IFC will release new titles on home video and revisit past favorites in brand new editions, with many making their HD physical media debuts.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Beth Morris) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A struggling singer-songwriter falls into an intoxicating romance that leads her to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey and the discovery of a voice that is authentically her own.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Commentary with writer/director/producer Nicole Riegel and director of photography Lauren Guiteras
• Deleted Scenes
• Behind the Scenes Footage
• Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
• “River” Music Video
• Trailer
• Booklet with new writing by film critic Katie Rife and various members of the film crew
• English SDH subtitles

David “The Rock” Nelson Collection: Volume 2

⍟ Saturn’s Core ⍟

| SC-048 SLIP |

1992-1999 | 136 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by David “The Rock” Nelson
Starring: David “The Rock” Nelson, Janet Okulanis, Richard T. Crowe, Svengoolie, Forrest J. Ackerman, Conrad Brooks

Saturn’s Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn’s Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Dubbed “The Ed Wood of the 21st Century”, Des Plaines, Illinois based former marine and Golden Gloves boxer turned gonzo filmmaker David “The Rock” Nelson has been churning out his bizarre and mesmerizing brand of backyard monster movies for over 30 years. Often playing multiple onscreen roles simultaneously while utilizing local friends, his parents, and his girlfriend Janet Okulanis as his co-stars, “The Rock” has amassed a robust SOV filmography and persevered undaunted in the face nonexistent funds, unfavorable reviews, and outdated video equipment. Nelson’s work represents a singular viewing experience like no other: landing somewhere between the earnest monster romps of Paul Naschy and the eccentric video diaries of George Kuchar; where the filmmakers’ real life day to day activities and interactions sometimes outweigh the forwarding of the narrative. Equipped with dime store rubber fright masks and his camcorder, David “The Rock” Nelson has unapologetically crafted a legacy that remains an inspirational testament to the spirit of fulfilling your cinematic dreams at any cost.

Over 4 1/2 years in the making and clocking in at a staggering 2 1/2 hour runtime, The Devil Ant from 1999 is considered by many to be Nelson’s magnum opus and mission statement. When the sardine gobbling mad doctor (Nelson) and his absent minded assistant (also Nelson) dump a pail of nuclear waste into the nearby water supply, an ordinary ant (Nelson’s infamous dime store rubber toy) is transformed into an unstoppable, marauding menace! With Detective Rock (Nelson again) not-so hot on the trail, the radioactive ant (as well as David’s probing camcorder) wreaks havoc on the streets, restaurants, and horror conventions of Illinois as Nelson brazenly flings his rubber ant at unsuspecting civilians, exasperated friends and family members, and confused convention attendees and celebrities. Featuring “appearances” by cult film luminaries including Forest J. Ackerman, Roger Corman, Fred Olen Ray, Bill Hinzman, Conrad Brooks, John Russo, Carl J. Sukenick, and even former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton!! Saturn’s Core is proud to present Nelson’s stream of consciousness SOV epic The Devil Ant along with a host of brain-smashing shorts and madness hand picked by “The Rock”, plus the 2007 feature length documentary Can’t Stop the Rock, and nearly 4 stinkin’ hours of doughnut dunking special features.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• “The Devil Ant” feature with optional introduction by director David “The Rock” Nelson
• Audio commentary track featuring an interview with David “The Rock” Nelson conducted by Steven Turek on the DieCast Movie Podcast
• “The Devil Ant” outtakes & extended scenes
• “The Devil Ant” prop tour
• Archival 2007 DVD intro / “Rock Talk” for “The Devil Ant”
• “The Giant Fly” -1992 short film directed by David “The Rock” Nelson
• “The Giant Fly” toy ad
• “Can’t Stop the Rock” – 2007 feature length David “The Rock” Nelson documentary directed by Christopher Kahler (73 min.)
• Intermission / “Snack Bar” ad
• Awards Tour
• “The Rock’s” moviemaking tutorial
• Trailers
• English SDH subtitles

Edward II

⍟ Film Movement Classics ⍟

| FMC_021 SLIP |

1991 | 90 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Derek Jarman
Starring: Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton, Jerome Flynn, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, Annie Lennox, Nigel Terry

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In this new restoration of the iconic New Queer Cinema classic, Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston – who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence – sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) as Edward’s spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Documentary Featurette: Derek’s Edward
• Booklet with a new essay by film critic Kyle Turner, an essay by Bruce LaBruce and a prologue by Tilda Swinton
• English subtitles

Enter the Void

⍟ IFC Films ⍟

| IFC-011 CASE |

2009 | 161 min | 2.35:1 | English, Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Starring: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy, Olly Alexander

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Its unique distribution model makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them in theaters as well as on VOD. Partnered with OCN Distribution, IFC will release new titles on home video and revisit past favorites in brand new editions, with many making their HD physical media debuts. 

This special limited edition silver holofoil hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Adam Maida) includes a 40-page perfect bound book, is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

The long-awaited follow up to Gaspar Noé’s controversial IRREVERSIBLE, ENTER THE VOID is a visionary cinematic roller-coaster ride that “represents a revolutionary break from ordinary movie storytelling” (Andrew O’Hehir, Salon). Nathaniel Brown and Paz de la Huerta star in the visceral journey set against the thumping neon club scene of Tokyo, which hurls the viewer into an astonishing trip through life, death, and the universally wonderful and horrible moments in between.

• Region A Blu-ray
• New audio commentary by film writer Elena Lazic
• Sex and the Dead: a new video essay by Chris O’Neill
• Deleted scenes
• VFX reel
• Vortex featurette
• DMT Loop featurette
• Various trailers and teasers
• 40 page book with new writing by film critics Bilge Ebiri, Caden Mark Gardner and Nick Newman (limited edition only)
• English SDH subtitles

Final Cut

⍟ Umbrella Entertainment ⍟

| UMB-012 SLIP |

1980 | 81 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Ross Dimsey
Starring: David Clendenning; Jennifer Cluff; Lou Brown

Umbrella Entertainment has been a 100% Australian-owned and operated distributor for over 20 years. Their vast home entertainment catalogue features an extensive range of Australian classic, cult and exploitation films restored under the eyes of the original filmmakers. All sourced from national archives, underground collectors and local basements.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Haunt Love) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In the fast lane world of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, Dominic Black (David Clendinning), a millionaire entrepreneur, reins supreme. Bored with the usual showbiz diversions, he prefers to indulge in playing elaborate mind games – and making movies where the performers end up dead!

After a documentary cameraman (Lou Brown) and his journalist girlfriend (Jennifer Cluff) witness one of Dominic’s party guests being hunted and killed in a chilling, hallucinatory chase, the immoral tycoon fears they may have captured the shocking event on film.

He lures the inquisitive pair to his luxury Surfers Paradise penthouse for a weekend of cat-and-mouse games where there are blood splattered bodies in the pool, on the balcony and in the cupboards… but in this complex, deadly nightmare, nothing is what it seems.

Set against the tranquil backdrop of sundrenched beaches and glittering blue seas, this little seen psychological thriller (from the writer of FANTASM) delivers non-stop twists and turns in a violent, flesh-filled tale of voyeurism, pornography, snuff films and complex human manipulation.

Kill the Moonlight

⍟ Factory 25 ⍟

| FTF-162 SLIP |

1994 | 76 min | 1.33:1 | English Dolby Digital 2.0
Directed by Steve Hanft
Starring: Thomas Hendrix, Maria Hassabi, Ross Harris, Richmond Arquette, Jaime Colindrez, Beata Henrichs, Ralston Regan, Eddie Ruscha

Factory 25, a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution company was founded in 2009 by Matt Grady. F25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Its mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities in various ways and formats — theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs,  Blu-ray’s, books and vinyl. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A stock car racer blows a rod and his car catches fire. To raise money to get back into the game he works as fish hatchery worker, toxic waste cleaner, drug peddler and thief. As the film unfolds, the main character starts to unravel in strange ways when he is contaminated by toxic waste. At the same time, the plot of the film disintegrates and scenes start to go out of sync, and the picture goes upside down and backwards at times. Kill the Moonlight is a 16mm feature film completed in 1991 and was sampled in Beck’s long Loser.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Director Interview
• 24 Page Booklet with an interview with director Steve Hanft by Factory 25’s Matt Grady
• English subtitles

The Killing Tide

⍟ VHSHitfest ⍟

| VHSHitfest-016 SLIP |

1997 | 84 min | 1.37:1 | English DTS HD-MA 2.0
Directed by David Dubay
Starring: Steve Jones, Benedetto Sorrentino

VHSHITFEST has been uncovering and releasing movies on video for over a decade, across DVD and VHS, and is now moving into blu-ray, with the same goal to showcase the most unique, crazy, and obscure movies that they’ve discovered through years of collecting VHS, allowing even more people to actually be able to experience these nearly lost gems in the best versions possible.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A corrupt sheriff schemes with city officials to obtain lucrative lakefront property. In a web of lies and intrigue, the sheriff tricks two offbeat killers into murdering his partners in the deal, all in one night over the Fourth of July.

The Killing Tide never received the distribution it deserved when it was originally released, sadly falling into complete obscurity. VHSHITFEST is so happy to release one of the all-time great low budget action films of the 90s and a soon to be cult classic.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• New transfer from the original master
• Commentary with actor Steve Jones
• Interview with director David Dubay
• Interview with actor Benedetto Sorrentino
• Clinton River Chronicles (1995 Documentary)
• Japanese VHS rip with subtitles
• Locations featurette
• Trailer
• English SDH subtitles

Limbo

⍟ Brainstorm Media ⍟

| BST-005 SLIP |

2023 | 108 min | 2.35:1 English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Ivan Sen
Starring: Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope

Since Brainstorm Media’s inception in 1995, the company has had a forward-thinking approach to a growing indie marketplace. With an ethos of adaptability, Brainstorm continues to expand its network of partners and explore unique models of distribution. Brainstorm’s mission is to realize focused and creative distribution strategies for its content partners.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Time Tomorrow) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Jaded police detective Travis (Simon Baker) arrives in the remote Australian Outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of a local Indigenous girl 20 years ago. As truths about the crime begin to unfold, Travis gains new insight into the unsolved case from the victim’s fractured family, the surviving witnesses, and the reclusive brother of the chief suspect. Shot in starkly beautiful black and white, Limbo is a penetrating modern noir and a poignant, intimate journey into the complexities of loss. Writer-director Ivan Sen, one of Australia’s foremost Indigenous filmmakers, deftly wields the police procedural to chart the impact of the justice system on Indigenous families in Australia.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Interview with director Ivan Sen
• Interview with actor Simon Baker
• Interview with actor Rob Collins
• Interview with actress Natasha Wanganeen
• Interview with actor Nicholas Hope
• Interview with associate producer Elaine Crombie
• Behind the Scenes footage
• Trailer
• Booklet with new writing by film critic and historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• English SDH subtitles

Ma Mère

⍟ KimStim ⍟

| KIM-001 SLIP |

2004 | 110 min | 1.85:1 | French DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Christophe Honoré
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss

KimStim is a Brooklyn based, full-service distribution company dedicated to the release of exceptional independent, foreign, and documentary film. Founded in 2000 by Mika Kimoto and Ian Stimler, KimStim brings to US and North American audiences selected films from around the world gleaned from the most prestigious film festivals and include top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, and Tribeca.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Honoré’s scandalous, notorious second feature (“uncommercial in the extreme,” sniffed Variety) returns in a new, 20th anniversary restoration. Somewhere in the Canary Islands, promiscuous mother Hélène (the ever-impressive Isabelle Huppert), cool and in charge, and her pious Catholic teenaged son Pierre (Louis Garrel, fresh off The Dreamers), just back from boarding school, discuss his father’s infidelity. But when the family patriarch dies in a car crash, Hélène launches into a wild series of parties, gradually involving her son in her drugging, drinking and sex-fueled nights out.

Men of Deeds

⍟ Dekanalog ⍟

| DKA027 SLIP |

2022 | 105 min | 2.35:1 | Romanian DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Paul Negoescu
Starring: Iulian Postelnicu, Vasile Muraru, Daniel Busuioc, Crina Semciuc, Oana Tudor, Anghel Damian

Dekanalog is a film and soundtrack distribution company dedicated to the release of the most unique filmmaking voices and musical scores from around the world. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In a small village near the Moldova and Romanian border, a complacent police chief named Ilie (Iulian Postelnicu) toes the line with his daily duties while turning a blind eye to the low-level contraband carried out by the town’s powerful elite. But after the mysterious death of a local resident is swept under the rug by Mayor Constantine (Vasile Muraru) and The Priest (Daniel Busuioc), Ilie reluctantly springs into action, facing off against a deeply corroded and corrupt system of justice. 

A deeply cynical, slow-burn Neo-noir that quietly crescendos to a shocking (and mordantly funny) climax, Men of Deeds, triumphed at the 2022 Romanian Gopo Awards where it won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay and more.

Dekanalog is proud to present Paul Negoescu’s pertinent deadpan thriller in this new exclusive director-approved edition.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Audio commentary with Director Paul Negoescu, Lead Actor Iulian Postelnicu, Cinematographer Ana Draghici and Producer Ana Voicu
• Behind the scenes footage
• Promotional interviews with the cast
• Paul Negoescu’s 2007 student film “Late”
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• English, French, Italian subtitles

Rounding

⍟ Music Box Selects ⍟

| MBS-011 SLIP |

2022 | 91 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Alex Thompson
Starring: Namir Smallwood, Michael Potts, Sidney Flanigan

Music Box Selects is a brand new home video library from the revered independent film distribution company Music Box Films which is dedicated to curating a diverse repertoire of films and television from around the world. The Music Box Selects line will consist of blu-ray debuts of catalog titles and home video premieres, all of which will adhere to the quality and diversity that fans have come to expect from the Music Box name. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Dylan Haley) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

After a traumatic incident, a driven young medical resident transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start, but the demons of his past start to catch up to him when he becomes consumed by the case of a patient with mysterious symptoms. Director Alex Thompson assembles a strong ensemble of veteran character actors in this humanist and unconventional genre vision.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Feature Audio Commentary with director Alex Thompson and editor Mike Smith
• Behind the Scenes of ROUNDING
• Interview with director Alex Thompson
• Interview with co-writer Christopher Thompson
• Interview with Namir Smallwood
• Interview with Sidney Flanigan
• Interview with Michael Potts
• Deleted Scenes
• Outtakes
• Theatrical Trailer
• English SDH subtitles

Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter

⍟ ETR Media ⍟

| ETRM036 SLIP |

2025 | 93 min | 2.00:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Mark Terry
Starring: Tim Thomerson, Osa Wallander, Mark Hengst, Ken Foree, Eva Derrek, Mark Terry, Cherrae Stuart, Tiffany Shepis, Gregory Lee Kenyon

ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing in cult following reissues through a variety of genres. ETR Media releases will adhere to the same quality standards as fans have come to associate with their lavish LP reissues. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this new and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

The comic book has come to life.  Tim Thomerson is “Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter” and he is on an epic chase to track down a clique of vampires.  Clean blood is in short supply due to drugs, liquor, prescription pills, and common diseases causing mutations, starvation, and infighting.  The vampires seek out Macks “The Blood Pusher” (Ken Foree) to understand who this mysterious priest is and why this hunt is personal!

• Region Free Blu-ray
• 2 Audio Commentaries with Mark Terry (Director/Writer/Producer) and Mike Hoffman (Editor/Colorist)
• Samurai Priest “The Movie That Wouldn’t Die” – Film Restoration (22 minutes)
• Samurai Priest “The Movie That Wouldn’t Die” – Car Chases (11 minutes)
• Artwork of Samurai Priest: Q+A with Mark Terry, Alex Sarabia and Cherrae Stuart (38 minutes)
• Almost Samurai Priest – Don Calfa…(20 minutes)
• Kyle the Coyote: Lost in the Desert – Video Book (9 minutes)
• Restoring the Film Negatives of Samurai Priest (5 minutes)
• The Art of Samurai Priest (2 minutes)
• 5 Trailers including Liquid Death Promo Trailer
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes
• Select Music from Samurai Priest’s Score
• 5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo
• English SDH and Spanish CC

Scarecrow In a Garden of Cucumbers

⍟ American Genre Film Archive ⍟

| AGFA-066 |

1972 | 82 min | 1.37:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Robert J. Kaplan
Starring: Holly Woodlawn, Tally Brown

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world’s largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Eternal trans icon (and Warhol superstar) Holly Woodlawn is a riot in SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS—a long-lost comedy musical that has been lovingly restored by the Academy Film Archive. Holly stars as a small-town Kansas girl who tries to make it big—or at least find a roommate—in New York City. One of the first features with a trans lead, this joyous valentine to individuality features a supporting role from Warhol scenester Tally Brown and cameos from Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Restored from original film elements by the Academy Film Archive
• Commentary with Jeff Copeland, author of LOVE YOU MADLY, HOLLY WOODLAWN, and AGFA’s Jackson Cooper
• Interview with producer Henry J. Alpert
• Bonus movie: GUMS (1976), a JAWS parody from director Robert J. Kaplan preserved from a 35mm print courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome
• Booklet with essays by Jeff Copeland and Caden Mark Gardner, co-author of CORPSES, FOOLS, AND MONSTERS
• English SDH subtitles

Sisi & I

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

| FM-017 SLIP |

2023 | 132 min | 1.85:1 | German DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Frauke Finsterwalder
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Susanne Wolff, Georg Friedrich, Stefan Kurt, Sophie Hutter, Anthony Calf, Angela Winkler

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Luke Insect) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Austria, late 19th century. Countess Irma Sztáray (Sandra Hüller) leaves her home in Hungary to become the lady-in-waiting for Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Susanne Wolff), known to those close to her as Sisi. Irma falls under the spell of the rebellious Empress Sisi, and the two form a strong bond during a summer retreat in Greece. However, once home in Vienna, their lives take dramatic and irrevocable turns.

“Lush, irreverent” (Variety) and “vividly shot” (AWFJ.org), SISI & I features Academy Award-nominated Sandra Hüller and Susanne Wolff in a “thought-provoking and entertaining glance at the famous empress” (Cineuropa).

• Region A Blu-ray
• Video essay by filmmaker Hunter Whaley
• Introduction from director Frauke Finsterwalder
• English subtitles

Sissy

⍟ Shudder ⍟

| SHU-015 SLIP |

2022 | 102 min | 2.35:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes
Starring: Aisha Dee, Emily De Margheriti, Hannah Barlow, Daniel Monks, Yerin Ha

Called “one of the best streaming services in the world” by RogerEbert.com and described by Thrillist as “pretty much everything a horror fan could want,” Shudder is a premium streaming service offering the best selection of horror, thriller and supernatural movies, series and specials.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Jilian Adel) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Invited away on a hen’s weekend, Sissy is stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge. Cecilia (SISSY) and Emma were tween-age BFFs who were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them. That is, until Emma’s new friend Alex did just that. When Cecilia became the target of Alex’s bullying, it forced Cecilia and Emma apart. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful influencer living the dream… until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade and her world is turned upside down. Darkly comedic and unnervingly savage, SISSY is a satirical look at millennial self-victimisation in the social media age.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Commentary with co-director/co-writer Kane Senes and co-director/co-writer Hannah Barlow
• Killer Influence: Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes on the making of Sissy
• Eight Behind the Scenes featurettes
• Side By Side Storyboard Comparison
• Behind the Scenes Image Gallery
• Booklet with new writing by FANGORIA staff writer Amber T
• English SDH subtitles

Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker

⍟ Bleeding Skull ⍟

| BS-008 SLIP |

1996 | 74 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Patrick McGuinn
Starring: Various

Since 2004, Bleeding Skull has explored otherworldly cinema through reviews, books, and home video releases. We shine a light on independent genre films that have flown under the radar but deserve to be seen by all. Fangoria has called Bleeding Skull “The go-to encyclopedia for trash, bizarre, and shot-on-video cinema,” while Vice referred to it as “like a fever dream glimpse into parallel worlds”. Visit us at BLEEDINGSKULL.COM.

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If the B-52s collaborated with Negativland on an alt-Earth version of STAR TREK, it would feel a lot like SUROH: ALIEN HITCHHIKER—a mixed media hallucination from filmmaker Patrick McGuinn. The story follows Paul (Peter Gingerich), a skeptic who embarks on a spiritual, emotional, and sexual metamorphosis with an extraterrestrial named Suroh. Awash in LSD-tinged visuals and a pulsing acid-house soundtrack, this is a beautiful synthesis of experimental video art and queer exploration.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Preservation from the original S-VHS master
• Commentary with director Patrick McGuinn, moderated by Bleeding Skull’s Annie Choi
• Archival interview with star Peter Gingerich
• Bonus movie: DESERT SPIRITS (1994), restored from the original 16mm film elements
• Short films restored from the original 16mm film elements:
  • TERRANCE BAUM (1986)
  • AGNES KEEDAN’S SECRET PLAN (1988)
  • WHEN THE OWLING HAS COME (1989)
  • SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE (1990)
  • SPF 2000 (1997)
  • SODA POP (2001)
  • BABY BLUE (2002)
• Booklet reproducing the 1996 press kit
• English SDH subtitles

Tahara

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

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2020 | 77 min | 1.00:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Olivia Peace
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Madeline Grey DeFreece, Daniel Taveras, Bernadette Quigley

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

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In this acerbic teen comedy, a funeral becomes a battleground between best friends Carrie Lowstein (Madeline Grey DeFreece) and Hannah Rosen (Rachel Sennott, breakout star of SHIVA BABY). When their former Hebrew school classmate commits suicide, the two girls attend her funeral as well as the “Teen Talk-back” session hosted by their synagogue, designed to be an opportunity for them to understand grief through Judaism. Hannah, more interested in impressing her crush Tristan (Daniel Taveras), convinces Carrie to practice kissing with her, unlocking feelings that turn Carrie’s world upside down. Emotions heightened, the scene develops into a biting depiction of unrequited crushes, toxic friendships, and wavering faith, which ComingSoon calls “one of the most original films in the coming-of-age subgenre in a long time.”

• Region A Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary with director Olivia Peace, writer Jess Zeidman, cinematographer Tehillah de Castro, editor Troy Lewis, and sound designer Justin Enoch
• Booklet with essay by entertainment journalist Sara Clements
• English subtitles

Tokyo Uber Blues

⍟ Kani ⍟

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2021 | 93 min | 1.78:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Taku Aoyagi
Starring: Various

Named after Yasujiro Ozu’s custom-made, tatami-level, crab-like tripod, Kani is a new home video label dedicated to leveling the gaze and furthering the understanding of Asian cinema in North America. Focused on genre-defying films, Kani aims to expand the canon, bolster up-and-coming filmmakers and reintroduce repertory classics in context. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

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Unemployed in the wake of the pandemic, 26 year-old filmmaker Taku Aoyagi decides to try his luck in Tokyo. Short on worldly possessions but a bike and a phone, he becomes an Uber Eats rider. Now, he can decide his own hours and is free to choose when to take orders! But pedalling through deserted streets delivering boba tea to cloistered condos, he starts to wonder… what was it that Ken Loach said about the Uberization of society? Thrillingly shot from a first-person perspective on a mixture of smartphones and GoPros, first-time vlogger-turned-director Taku Aoyagi invites the audience to join him on his daily rides speeding through a deserted city. Talking to himself and his peers, he asks: for a young, unemployed person with $40,000 of student debt, does gig-work offer a model for the future?

• Region A Blu-ray
• Theatrical Cut (93mins, 2021)
• Director’s Introduction
• TV Cut (52 mins, 2024) with optional Audio Description
• The Road He Walks: A Story of He-Kun (47mins, 2018)
• Performance of “Tokyo Uber Blues” by composer Shû Akiyama (4mins, 2023)
• Theatrical Q&A in Los Angeles (31mins, 2024)
• Theatrical Release Trailer (2 mins, 2024)
• Booklet with new writing by Calliope Vasiliki
• Optional English subtitles

Gina

⍟ Canadian International Pictures ⍟

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1975 | 95 min | 1.85:1 | French DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Denys Arcand
Starring: Céline Lomez, Gabriel Arcand, Paule Baillargeon, Dorothée Berryman, Jocelyn Bérubé, Claude Blanchard, Frédérique Collin, Louise Cuerrier, Donald Lautrec, Roger Lebel, Jean-Pierre Saulnier, Serge Thériault

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP’s brand new line of home video releases!

This special limited edition variant slipcover (designed by Tony Stella) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. The original limited edition slipcover (designed by Sean Phillips) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out.

A film both human and brutal

After being sent to rural Quebec to perform at a seedy motel, exotic dancer Gina (The Silent Partner’s Céline Lomez) establishes a friendship with a group of visiting documentary filmmakers and becomes aware of a lecherous Ski-Doo gang hiding out on an abandoned ship. Keenly aware of one another’s presence, Gina and the gang develop an antagonistic relationship that eventually leads to a horrific assault. But what these ski-masked snow deviants don’t realize is that Gina works for some of Montreal’s most dangerous criminals, and they’re on their way to enact an ugly revenge.

Three decades before winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for The Barbarian Invasions, Denys Arcand started his fiction filmmaking career with an informal trilogy (Dirty Money, Réjeanne Padovani, and Gina) that remains the high-water mark for Canadian crime cinema. Improbably fusing labor politics with an explosive exploitation narrative, Gina has a conviction and assurance that resists easy categorization. Part frigid hangout movie, part vicious revenge saga, this is a one-of-a-kind powerhouse that builds to a gruesome climax and the greatest snowmobile chase in movie history.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Scanned in 2K from a 35mm print by Éléphant – mémoire du cinéma québécois
• Audio commentary featuring author/film historian Kier-La Janisse and writer/film programmer Justine Smith
• The Exploitation of Gina (2022, 11 min.) – Video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Directing Gina (2022, 21 min.) – New interview with director Denys Arcand
• New audio interviews with cast members Gabriel Arcand (13 min.), Paule Baillargeon (8 min.), Dorothée Berryman (15 min.), and Marcel Sabourin (13 min.)
• Trailers for Arcand’s Dirty Money (1972), Réjeanne Padovani (1973), and Gina (1975)
• Booklet featuring a new essay by professor/author Jim Leach (The Films of Denys Arcand)
• Reversible cover artwork
• Alternate English language audio track
• English SDH subtitles

Shiva Baby

⍟ Utopia ⍟

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2020 | 77 min | 2.35:1 | English 5.1 Surround
Directed by Emma Seligman
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper

Utopia is a film acquisitions, sales, and technology company with a ‘filmmaker first’ approach. Utopia focuses on creating new revenue and monetization opportunities, improving the direct-to-consumer experience, and helping filmmakers maintain a global presence. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing Utopia’s brand new line of home video releases!

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A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her appearance and lack of post-grad plans, while her confident ex-girlfriend, Maya, is applauded by everyone for getting into law school. Danielle’s day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy, Max, arrives at the shiva with his accomplished wife, Kim, and crying baby. As the day unfolds, Danielle struggles to keep up different versions of herself, fend off pressures from her family and confront her insecurities without completely losing it.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Audio commentary with writer/director Emma Seligman and cast
• Q&A with Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott and moderator Rachel Handler
• Official trailer
• Red band trailer
• Double-sided poster
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles