Episode 72: Skip Elsheimer

Bill speaks with archivist and A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer about his many creative endeavors, from publishing fanzines like Preparation X and performing with the Wifflefist musical collective to preserving and sharing thousands of 16mm educational and ephemeral films. Topics include ZOOM, George Lucas, FELICIA, sponsored nutritional films, Rolf Forsberg, stock footage, CYPHER IN THE SNOW, how a lunchbox helped get Fassbinder movies into Best Buy and the unlikely thing that connects Adolph Hitler, sperm and Mahatma Gandhi.

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Visit 16mm Filmography: https://16mmfilmography.org/

Watch Felicia (1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDG4-uZ7d9c

Watch Pride On Parade (1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijotrWPYR8&t=602s Watch Do You Smell Smoke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2jn5iSp5w

Watch Stalked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLINTAYM8E

The Late Great Planet Earth https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCD9FAA18C5794FE

Watch Inside/Out: Bully (1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBwml5Mrdhk

Watch AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 5-30-2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMVv_5prgU&t=1s

Watch Cypher In The Snow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gilSEOteE

Listen to "Cypher In The Snow" episode of Kier-La Janisse's The Song From The Heart Beats The Devil Every Time podcast: https://asongfromtheheart.podbean.com/e/episode-2-cipher-in-the-snow/