Hey, independent film fans! Do you have three thousand square feet of space to spare at your place? Would you be willing to let a bunch of New York cinemaphiles tromp around in your kitchen? Are you willing to maintain a collection of over 50,000 videotapes and DVDs, many of them rare or entirely out of print? If so, maybe Mondo Kim's could be coming to your house!
Via the indispensible Karina Longworth at Spout comes news that Mondo Kim's, the Saint Marks Place location of New York hipster favorite Kim's Video, is closing down for good, and rather than just unleashing their collection at bargain prices (like they did when their Avenue A location bit the dust a few years back), they'd like to keep it together -- most likely in the hands of an institution, university, or museum, but even with a business or a private collector if they can find the right film-freak folks for the job.
If you think you've got what it takes, you can take a look at the requirements here (courtesy of Chicago's own Ray Pride at Movie City Indie), or contact Yongman Kim at Kim's directly: ironkim at kimsvideo dot com is how to do it.
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