American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) Theatrical Sales Director Bret Berg

American Genre Film Archive, a non-profit organization devoted to the collection, preservation, and distribution of genre movies — most of them works made on the margins of the mainstream film industry — that is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The archive’s collection currently holds over 6,000 films, many of which it distributes theatrically to repertory cinemas, and AGFA makes many of its titles available to home viewers via its physical media label. More importantly, the archive applies its resources and technical expertise to vital restorations of films that might otherwise be lost; among many others, the movies of important directors like Doris Wishman and Jon Moritsugu have been restored to their original glory. AGFA also provides film scanning and restoration services. AGFA Theatrical Sales Director Bret Berg joins us to talk about his passion for overlooked and forgotten film as well as the rise of microcinemas and its potential to revitalize and energize the local film going experience by virtue smaller, neighborhood based theatrical exhibition.