“Important, But Not Always Convenient”: A/V Geeks’ Skip Elsheimer Discusses Collecting Physical Media

“Important, But Not Always Convenient”: A/V Geeks’ Skip Elsheimer Discusses Collecting Physical Media

Skip Elsheimer has thoughts about a lot of topics, and the properties of 16-millimeter educational films from the 1940s through the 1980s is definitely one such topic.“People … are looking for things that they remember, that they’re nostalgic about, but also some people just like the vibe of an educational film,” he says. “You know, [the films are] very corny, but they also can be very tranquil and calming.”Elsheimer would know. The archivist an…