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Mall Video Store

A candid portrait of video store in Michigan launched in the streaming era.

  • Nick Nummerdor
    Director
    Sleeze Lake, Vannin'
  • Andrew J. Morgan
    Director
    Sleeze Lake, Vannin'
  • NICK NUMMERDOR
    Producer
    Hannibal Takes Edinburgh, Musher, Skate or Die
  • Bryan Monroe Simpson
    Editor
    Making Things, How Music Got Free (Paramount), Gap Year
  • Andrew J. Morgan
    Cinematographer
    Goliath (2023 showtime), Candyman(2021), Musher (2021 PBS)
  • Donny Mahmeister
    Score
    Tone Deaf Records, Polyvinyl
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • NICK NUMMERDOR
Distribution Information
  • NICK NUMMERDOR
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Nick Nummerdor, Andrew J. Morgan

Growing up together in the industrial port city of Muskegon, Michigan director’s Nick Nummerdor and Andrew Morgan share a penchant to travel the path less walked when it comes to their filmmaking and subject matter. The pair of directors find that in between the cracks and fissures of our culture, there lies the fascinating lives and tales of American experience that are often written off as unimportant, mundane, or obscure. They have completed dozens of projects together. Their best known film "Vannin’" successfully screened at numerous festivals and was a featured film on Amazon Prime in 2018. "Sleeze Lake" won numerous awards on the festival circuit in 2020 before launching on Fandor & Peacock.

www.littlecabinfilms.com

Additional Bio:

Nick Nummerdor, Co-Director:
2017 Chicago Digital Media Production Fund Grantee, Nick Nummerdor is a filmmaker and skateboarder based in Chicago. His film, “Concrete Dreams”, a documentary following the decade-long struggle and ultimate triumph of one woman’s mission to provide a free public skatepark in Villa Park, IL recently gained distribution through skateboarder Tony Hawk’s RIDE Channel on YouTube. Nick is a former intern of Kartemquin films, graduate of Columbia College, and worked as an outreach coordinator for “Minding the Gap”.
“Hannibal Takes Edinburgh”, a film he produced and did sound on was executive produced by Judd Apatow and purchased by Netflix. His films “North Branch” and “Vannin’” are currently on Amazon Prime. Currently he’s producing a coming of age feature documentary titled “Skate or Die,” & editing a feature about female dog mushers in the midwest.

Andrew J. Morgan, Co-Director:
Since graduating Columbia College Chicago in 2008, Andrew J. Morgan has been working professionally as a director of photography on a number of projects ranging in size, budget, and style. In 2009, he helped start Little Cabin Films with friend and business partner, Nick Nummerdor. As Co-Director and Producer of “Vannin’” (2013), Morgan saw his first feature film go from conception to successful distribution via streaming services such as Amazon Prime. Morgan has also acted as a producer, director, and cinematographer on two short documentaries, “North Branch” (2018) and “Hill Climb” (2017), that both focus on unique aspects of Americana.

Most recently, he found himself as director of photography for Manual Cinema's shadow puppetry material to be included in the 2020 release of Monkey Paw Productions’ “Candyman” directed by Nia DaCosta.

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Director Statement

As the world of streaming becomes increasingly crowded and fragmented, there seems to be a growing renewed interest in physical media and shared, in-person experiences. Record stores have made a comeback, while video rental spaces have largely disappeared. This contrast invites us to think about how we watch films today—and what might be lost when those spaces go away.

We set out to make a film that is both enjoyable and reflective, one that considers the role movies have played in shaping our lives. Over the course of a year - Rather than using traditional lit interviews, we leaned toward a mostly vérité style, letting moments unfold naturally and seeing what emerged during the filming process.

At its core, this project is some escapism from the current news cycle, an invitation to spend time inside a mall video store, and hopefully a good time (...and maybe you will see your favorite movie in the background).
— Nick and Andrew