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Poster for VHS

VHS

2023

A nostalgic, intimate rumination on hidden tapes and private rituals, more like leafing through a memory box than watching a story unfold.

Directed by
Vex Ashley
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Vex Ashley, Pleasure Majenta, Arabelle Raphael
Overview
There's something so special about adult films pre internet digitization, VHS tapes copied and circulated in your community, mailing lists and screening parties and brown paper bags were the distribution model. The intimate privacy of a time capsule contained in a black plastic film cartridge, hidden in the back of a drawer, labelled as something inconspicuous so as not to arouse suspicion - hidden treasure.

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Directed by
Vex Ashley
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Vex Ashley, Pleasure Majenta, Arabelle Raphael
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • media
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
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    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Directed by
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    Starring
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