Keep the memory alive
For Christmas of 1989 Louis and Michael Vanaria received a JVC video camcorder. In the spirit of Christmas, they remade "A Christmas Carol" staring Louis Vanaria and Andrew Heaphy. Thus was the start of what they called "Mahan Film Works." Named after Mahan Avenue, in the Bronx, where both the Vanarias and the Heaphys grew up.
From then on, the camera never went off. Mahan Film Works continued making monumental films such as "Sorryfellas" and "Name That Spice."
During production of such flims, with audio dubbing, minor effects of the time came together with suprising results. Like filming a trip to the zoo, adding music in post-production to find that the footage and the song are identical in length. Adding music over footage of an awkard dance that is somehow in tempo. It was amazing how these unplanned events always happened to workout perfectly. Things like that continued throughout all of Mahan Film Works productions. These events became known as "Mahan Miracles."
After the first camera burnt out, there was immediately another to replace it.
Not long after that (and with new technology) a DV Tape camera was purchased with the sole purpose of filming "Michael Caz: The First 40 Years."
Soon, VHS & DV tapes were obsolete despite the 200+ tapes recorded. Nick upgraded Louis and Mike with a Sony HandyCam that shot directly to DVD. However, what about those tapes?
Now, Mahan Film Works is going into the modern age. There is a company that can take any VHS tape (or other mini video tapes) and convert to digital and DVD. That process will be completed in the near future.
A video streaming platform with family footage of the Pastore lineage, over 35 years, along with new footage from Minnesota to Florida, should all be compiled into one place.
This is a true "Mahan Miracle!"