Bill speaks with archivist and A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer about his many creative endeavors, from publishing fanzines like Preparation X and performing with the Wifflefist musical collective to preserving and sharing thousands of 16mm educational and ephemeral films. Topics include ZOOM, George Lucas, FELICIA, sponsored nutritional films, Rolf Forsberg, stock footage, CYPHER IN THE SNOW, how a lunchbox helped get Fassbinder movies into Best Buy and the unlikely thing that connects Adolph Hitler, sperm and Mahatma Gandhi.
Visit the A/V Geeks website:
https://avgeeks.com/
Subscribe to the A/V Geeks YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@avgeeks
Visit 16mm Filmography:
https://16mmfilmography.org/
Watch Felicia (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDG4-uZ7d9c
Watch Pride On Parade (1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijotrWPYR8&t=602s
Watch Do You Smell Smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2jn5iSp5w
Watch Stalked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLINTAYM8E
The Late Great Planet Earth
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCD9FAA18C5794FE
Watch Inside/Out: Bully (1973):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBwml5Mrdhk
Watch AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 5-30-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMVv_5prgU&t=1s
Watch Cypher In The Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gilSEOteE
Listen to "Cypher In The Snow" episode of Kier-La Janisse's The Song From The Heart Beats The Devil Every Time podcast:
https://asongfromtheheart.podbean.com/e/episode-2-cipher-in-the-snow/
