Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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(Jamaa Fanaka, US 1979, 99 min.)

As film archivist for the cult film-focused distributor Vinegar Syndrome, Justin LaLiberty (Selznick 2011) sees not only the preservation side of archiving, but also the challenges of getting those films in front of people's eyes. Here, he talks to Jared about both ends, as well as PENITENTIARY, one of Vinegar Syndrome's titles - a film at the crossroads of exploitation, the LA Rebellion, and the post-Rocky boxing boom.

The Vinegar Syndrome catalog: vinegarsyndrome.com