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Return Chute: The Survival of a Small Town Video Store(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-04-23
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Rod O'Hara bought Bellingen Video Connection in 2018 when video stores were already considered to be on the way out – if not already dead. Now, years later, against all the odds, and after facing many personal setbacks, Rod and the local community have kept this iconic local business and bastion for lovers of television, film and screen culture alive - but for how long?
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies:
Aviatrix Films
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