Umit's is definitely an unique experience in itself but not quite the last of the old time film shops. Johan Kalee is still going three days a week in Amsterdam at Parallaxe
He doesn't have the sideline in tins of beans and Kit Kats but there's bags of charm, expertise and eccentricity amongst the layers of moving image archeology. (Thanks to Andy for the original tip-off)
Any others worldwide?
Guy
2009/4/12 Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound
<tamis33@...>
Hello all,
If you live or happen to find yourself visiting London, try to pay a visit to Umit and Sons Films in Hackney. Amazing and hard to believe trip back in time. Umit is a friendly and knowledgeable guy, still keeping the faith in all things film. Just don't know how he stays in business in the digital era!
Umit has stacks and piles of 8mm, 9.5, 16mm, 35mm films of all types. Cameras and projection equipment for rent and/or sale. He has some 22 mm as well (though holding on to this!). Just a good as film museum. Plan on spending hours - bring a check book. He specializes in 8mm.
Here is a bit more info:
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/umit-and-son-london
Brad
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/umit-and-son-london
Bradley Reeves
Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound
Knoxville, TN
stymiedc@...
865-215-8856
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