Back in 1987, a young Korean immigrant named Yongman Kim opened a video rental store in the East Village of New York City, It soon became famous for its wide and wild selection of films.
Kim's Video
It was a film lovers' treasure trove -- hard-to-find films of all kinds, both foreign and domestic -- and cult movie posters at every turn.
But as VHS rentals gave way to DVD's and mail order movie services, Kim's video store hit hard times.
Marco Werman: "Mr. Kim, when you decided to close --- you tried for awhile to give away your collection of 50,000 videos -- what happened? Was there much interest?"
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And now let me introduce Italian graphic designer Franca Pauli. She's founder of a small arts organization called Clio. It's dedicated to giving artists political power by promoting "arts culture as an everyday thing."
She helped bring about this connection between Salemi, Sicily and a Kim's music and video store in New York City. And Salemi, Sicily is the answer to our Geo Quiz.
