American film restoration and distribution company
This article is about the home video distribution company. For the deterioration of cellulose acetate film, see Vinegar syndrome.
Vinegar Syndrome
Industry
Film restoration Home video
Founded
2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Founders
Joe Rubin Ryan Emerson
Headquarters
Bridgeport, Connecticut
,
U.S.
Products
DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (2013–present) Exploitation.TV (2015–18)
Website
vinegarsyndrome.com
Vinegar Syndrome is an American home video distribution company which specializes in "protecting and preserving genre films".[1] The company was founded in 2012 in Bridgeport, Connecticut by Joe Rubin and Ryan Emerson, who created it to restore and distribute old X-rated films that were lost or otherwise unavailable. Their catalog has since expanded to include other types of cult and exploitation films, including horror films and action films.
Vinegar Syndrome has been compared to the Criterion Collection for its importance to "physical media and film preservation,"[2] as well as similarly garnering praise for high-quality home video offerings.[3][4] Like the Criterion Collection, Vinegar Syndrome is considered a boutique Blu-ray label.[5][6]
In September 2021, Vinegar Syndrome announced the establishment of Vinegar Syndrome Pictures (VSP), a sub-branding dedicated to the production and distribution of films.[7] The first film released under the VSP banner was New York Ninja, which was shot in 1984 and abandoned until Vinegar Syndrome acquired the footage. Without access to the original audio or screenplay, Vinegar Syndrome then restored and reconstructed the film, adding music and newly dubbed dialogue.[8][9]
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^Jarvis, Henry (August 12, 2022). "10 Best Boutique Blu-Ray Brands". CBR.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^Mack, Andrew (June 6, 2023). "Crowdfund This: Boutique, New Doc Chronicles The Rise of Specialty Distributors". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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^Grode, Eric (November 19, 2021). "With 'New York Ninja,' Lights, Camera and, Finally, Action". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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