#scarecrow video

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Video Store

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I recently visited Scarecrow Video on my first trip to Seattle. It was a large reason why my partner and I picked Seattle, among other things, as we'd heard about it through Youtuber Hazel's channel. As someone interested in media preservation, I was particularly excited to see such a large collection of media. 

What struck me about Scarecrow video was A. how huge it was and B. how everything was organized. They had a section organized by directors, there was a section for just local-to-Seattle movies (made locally, to be specific, as I'm not sure I spotted Sleepless in Seattle there...), a section dedicated to music related films, etc etc. There were even genres like "Video Games" or even a small "JFK Assassination" section.

There were computers around that you could look up a specific movie on to hunt down the section it was in, but the sense I got was that Scarecrow was meant for browsing. The staff also gave excellent recommendations.

Which is how we ended up with roughly a dozen DVDs over our stay, using a DVD player we rented from Scarecrow Video at our hotel to watch them. Among our rentals included local gems such as Hamburger Dad (2003), Chick Bloodhound (2001), and Boyfriend Off-Leash Park (2000). I'm a sucker for an indie film, especially ones that, perhaps, are less about quality than "getting it out there". We also chose some random films from the anime section and video games section purely based on vibes, which is how we got ahold of A.LI.CE (2003) and Über Goober (2004). 

I was happy to learn they also do DVD rentals by mail, something I might look into in the future. Ideally, though, Scarecrow Video is a place I'd want to go back to for hours, skim through the movies, and find hidden gems every time. Big recommend if you're ever in Seattle! 

[swordshapedleaves]

Whoops I accidentally rented the 1947 American biopic Song of Love of renowned 19th-century musician Clara Wieck Schumann instead of the 1950 explicit French homoerotic short film Un chant d'amour (English title A Song of Love) in my latest batch of discs from Scarecrow

Well I guess this is what I'm watching now.

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Scarecrow Video in Seattle is a non profit and the LARGEST public depository of physical media in the WORLD.

They need your help! As a non profit most of their operating costs come from people’s donations. And guys, this place is dying. If you care at all about the preservation of physical media, any support would be appreciated. It's a very special place that deserves to be preserved.

https://scarecrow.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donatepnw

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IT IS TIME. TIME FOR HOURLIES. these were drawn with a pair of ballpoint gel pens in one of those "200 drawing prompt" sketchbooks I got as a gift a while back, which is why there are weird little notes like "Man in the moon" and "Poseidon" in some of these. shoutout to my main monkey Nero and happy birthday to cutest cow ever Rose!

[markerslinger]

Witch, Please Zine Kickstarter!

Hey y'all! Come help fund this zine kickstarter that I'm a part of!

I kept trying to put the link and stuff here but tumblr kept REFUSING TO POST IT.

It looks like the link itself is too weird for tumblr so I'll try it this way.

SUPPORT THE ZINE KICKSTARTER HERE!

Autumn of 2023, Seth Goodkind found himself in front of the Witches & Warlocks section at Scarecrow Video wondering, "Are any of these movies that I haven't seen any good?" There was only one way to find out - watch them all!

Seth began watching all 226 movies in alphabetical order and writing a synopsis and rating of each on social media. It wasn't long into the project when his partner, in life and their business, Push/Pull, suggested that he create a book collecting all of the work he was doing. Of course, it wouldn't be a Push/Pull project without inviting many of the talented artists that are friends of Push/Pull & Scarecrow to create artwork for the book. 

It's full of art from RAD artists and myself!

You'd be help supporting local artists, a local independent zine and art supply store, and raise awareness for the largest independent physical film collection in the USA!

-M

[toonelemental]

Large Media Preservation Collection May be Forced to Close

Hey, I know that this is one of those things that's dramatically less important than a lot of the things money could be going around for right now, but there's a piece of Seattle culture and general media preservation that's threatening to get shuttered by the constant difficult circumstances that everything has been in for the last decade.

It's called Scarecrow Video. It's a video store that still does rentals, and they have a huge collection ranging from recent stuff all the way back to rare VHS titles. It's one of the largest collections of physical media in the world. Apparently they're likely to close at the end of the year if they can't reach their goal.

I don't really know how much good I can do by sharing it but I figured I'd give it a quick shot, at least. It's a really cool place and I'd consider the amount of rare films and all that would potentially just disappear if they had to close entirely to be a massive hit to media preservation, particularly when it comes to rare tapes that may or may not have been scanned and put out online anywhere.

There's more information on the website about how people can help:

SOS | Scarecrow Video

Read our letter to the community.

Again, I know this isn't as important as donating toward getting people out of Palestine or other similar fundraising campaigns that are everywhere right now, but I figure it can't hurt to share.

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Seattle Channel x "Scarecrow Video Celebrates 35 Years of Movie Magic".

Seattleites love films and movie theatres! They also love the homegrown video store which continues to thrive despite the popularity of streaming channels. [...] Feliks Banel explains their special connection to Scarecrow Video and he also hits rewind, detailing the incredible history of Seattle's beloved video archive.