Recently I came across something called Andy's Chair #4, and I had to come talk about it.
From 1991-1995, Andy's Chair was a punk/comics zine with three print issues, and a very rare fourth video issue. According to WowCool.com, this project was shot on VHS and had issues with editing that led to the creator avoiding widescale distribution.
This movie is over 40 minutes long, and contains footage of friends hanging out and goofing around, footage of and around Albany, NY, and concert footage of the bands Doc Hopper, Drop Dead, Slave State, Lumpin Proletariat, and Nuisance.
This transfer isn't the highest quality, but it's an important relic of early underground filmmaking when people were just starting to get the ability and resources to make their own movies. But most importantly, this film is also the first instance I've come across of someone using their zine-making sensibilities to make their own movie, and for that, I would like to induct this movie into the Zinema Hall of Fame.
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