JT...and Vintage Shack
I saw this short film when I was about 10 years old. I think on PBS. I don't think it ever got the high praise it deserved. A little Black kid, whose father just abandoned the family, lives with his struggling Mom and visiting Grandma at Christmastime. He's headed down the wrong path of stealing, etc., but a chance encounter with a skinny, starving cat opens his heart. I won't say any more than that. It's gritty and real but not "stereotypical" of inner-city lives. I only saw it once, but it left such an impression that I still remembered it 54 years later. That's where Vintage Shack came in: I found it on their site and though I knew nothing about them I figured: "what's so bad if I lose about $20 off a fake site?" WELL: I was very impressed: prompt, personalized email follow-ups after my order, notifications of shipping and expected delivery date, and then a follow-up to see if I was satisfied! The DVD quality is 1st-rate, considering it was a very low-budget movie filmed before VHS or DVD ever existed. This movie has moved to the FRONT of my rather-extensive "Christmas Season" collection. I cannot enough say "THANK YOU and GREAT JOB" to Vintage Shack. Whenever in the future I want or need to find something so hard to find, Vintage Shack will be at the top of my internet "bookmarks" list!
