Deaf Crocodile
@deafcrocodile.bsky.social
Deaf Crocodile is a boutique Distribution + Restoration + Post-Production company focused on new, independent, lost/unseen and world cinema.
We wanted to let everyone know that a number of our movies are now available on #BloodStreamTV!
#BloodStreamTV is the streaming home for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans who crave the chills, the screams, and the unforgettable stories that mainstream platforms overlook.
#BloodStreamTV is the streaming home for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans who crave the chills, the screams, and the unforgettable stories that mainstream platforms overlook.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
We wanted to let everyone know that a number of our movies are now available on #BloodStreamTV!
#BloodStreamTV is the streaming home for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans who crave the chills, the screams, and the unforgettable stories that mainstream platforms overlook.
#BloodStreamTV is the streaming home for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans who crave the chills, the screams, and the unforgettable stories that mainstream platforms overlook.
Last up today and one of the most exciting things on our radar...
Our friends over at the #AnimationObsessive Substack (subscribe!) have broke the news about our work on what was essentially a lost film for a VERY long time, #RoyFromSpace (1983)!
Our friends over at the #AnimationObsessive Substack (subscribe!) have broke the news about our work on what was essentially a lost film for a VERY long time, #RoyFromSpace (1983)!
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Last up today and one of the most exciting things on our radar...
Our friends over at the #AnimationObsessive Substack (subscribe!) have broke the news about our work on what was essentially a lost film for a VERY long time, #RoyFromSpace (1983)!
Our friends over at the #AnimationObsessive Substack (subscribe!) have broke the news about our work on what was essentially a lost film for a VERY long time, #RoyFromSpace (1983)!
We just did another print run of our release of #TheOutcasts, and many of you were after the now sold out deluxe edition. While we will NEVER reprint a deluxe edition that has sold out, we wanted #DeafCrocodile fans to be able to have this BEAUTIFUL art created by Beth Morris on a new slipcover!
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We just did another print run of our release of #TheOutcasts, and many of you were after the now sold out deluxe edition. While we will NEVER reprint a deluxe edition that has sold out, we wanted #DeafCrocodile fans to be able to have this BEAUTIFUL art created by Beth Morris on a new slipcover!
LOTS to discuss in the #DeafCrocodile camp today!
First up, our next six month subscription period is up for order now! The enrollment period will be open from now until December 19th and is open For US/Domestic Customers Only.
First up, our next six month subscription period is up for order now! The enrollment period will be open from now until December 19th and is open For US/Domestic Customers Only.
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
LOTS to discuss in the #DeafCrocodile camp today!
First up, our next six month subscription period is up for order now! The enrollment period will be open from now until December 19th and is open For US/Domestic Customers Only.
First up, our next six month subscription period is up for order now! The enrollment period will be open from now until December 19th and is open For US/Domestic Customers Only.
November & December are shaping up to be FANTASTIC months to see our films on the big screen across the US & Canada! If you are near any of the theaters below, be sure to support your local cinemas! Snap a shot of the marquee and share it on socials (tag us!) so we can delight in your experience!
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
November & December are shaping up to be FANTASTIC months to see our films on the big screen across the US & Canada! If you are near any of the theaters below, be sure to support your local cinemas! Snap a shot of the marquee and share it on socials (tag us!) so we can delight in your experience!
The second title coming as part of our 2026 subscription period is.....
WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT – 1970, Mosfilm, 84 min.
“Have you been here long?” quips laconic, seemingly un-killable Red Army soldier Fyodor to a man he’s just discovered buried up to the neck in the middle of the desert.
WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT – 1970, Mosfilm, 84 min.
“Have you been here long?” quips laconic, seemingly un-killable Red Army soldier Fyodor to a man he’s just discovered buried up to the neck in the middle of the desert.
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The second title coming as part of our 2026 subscription period is.....
WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT – 1970, Mosfilm, 84 min.
“Have you been here long?” quips laconic, seemingly un-killable Red Army soldier Fyodor to a man he’s just discovered buried up to the neck in the middle of the desert.
WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT – 1970, Mosfilm, 84 min.
“Have you been here long?” quips laconic, seemingly un-killable Red Army soldier Fyodor to a man he’s just discovered buried up to the neck in the middle of the desert.
The first title coming as part of our 2026 subscription period is.....
KRAKATIT, 1948, N.F.A., 101 min. “Long wandering,” a voice whispers in the brain of a man staggering along a misty riverbank, the night as fog-shrouded as his shattered mind. Czech director Otakar Vávra’s astonishing
KRAKATIT, 1948, N.F.A., 101 min. “Long wandering,” a voice whispers in the brain of a man staggering along a misty riverbank, the night as fog-shrouded as his shattered mind. Czech director Otakar Vávra’s astonishing
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The first title coming as part of our 2026 subscription period is.....
KRAKATIT, 1948, N.F.A., 101 min. “Long wandering,” a voice whispers in the brain of a man staggering along a misty riverbank, the night as fog-shrouded as his shattered mind. Czech director Otakar Vávra’s astonishing
KRAKATIT, 1948, N.F.A., 101 min. “Long wandering,” a voice whispers in the brain of a man staggering along a misty riverbank, the night as fog-shrouded as his shattered mind. Czech director Otakar Vávra’s astonishing
Couple of things to share today!
First- our next subscription period is opening on November 17th!
This subscription period covers January-June 2026
You will receive 10 releases - Literally our biggest lineup ever!
The cost will be $425 (shipping included).
So what can you expect?
First- our next subscription period is opening on November 17th!
This subscription period covers January-June 2026
You will receive 10 releases - Literally our biggest lineup ever!
The cost will be $425 (shipping included).
So what can you expect?
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Couple of things to share today!
First- our next subscription period is opening on November 17th!
This subscription period covers January-June 2026
You will receive 10 releases - Literally our biggest lineup ever!
The cost will be $425 (shipping included).
So what can you expect?
First- our next subscription period is opening on November 17th!
This subscription period covers January-June 2026
You will receive 10 releases - Literally our biggest lineup ever!
The cost will be $425 (shipping included).
So what can you expect?
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE AMAZING!!!
With our sale that we had in October, our donation for October that was sent to the Roxy Theater in Missoula totaled $728.81!!
You have continued to show up and be incredible and it is just a light in a tough year that we are always astonished to see.
So thank YOU.
With our sale that we had in October, our donation for October that was sent to the Roxy Theater in Missoula totaled $728.81!!
You have continued to show up and be incredible and it is just a light in a tough year that we are always astonished to see.
So thank YOU.
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE AMAZING!!!
With our sale that we had in October, our donation for October that was sent to the Roxy Theater in Missoula totaled $728.81!!
You have continued to show up and be incredible and it is just a light in a tough year that we are always astonished to see.
So thank YOU.
With our sale that we had in October, our donation for October that was sent to the Roxy Theater in Missoula totaled $728.81!!
You have continued to show up and be incredible and it is just a light in a tough year that we are always astonished to see.
So thank YOU.
Today is the second day of our standard edition FLASH SALE!
Multiple titles have sold out of our current stock but there are still LOTS of deals to be had!
Just a reminder...
50% OFF all in-stock STANDARD editions (including slipcovers!) for 48 hours only!
Multiple titles have sold out of our current stock but there are still LOTS of deals to be had!
Just a reminder...
50% OFF all in-stock STANDARD editions (including slipcovers!) for 48 hours only!
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today is the second day of our standard edition FLASH SALE!
Multiple titles have sold out of our current stock but there are still LOTS of deals to be had!
Just a reminder...
50% OFF all in-stock STANDARD editions (including slipcovers!) for 48 hours only!
Multiple titles have sold out of our current stock but there are still LOTS of deals to be had!
Just a reminder...
50% OFF all in-stock STANDARD editions (including slipcovers!) for 48 hours only!
Wow! This sale is on fire!
Titles are selling out. Get those orders in now!
Titles are selling out. Get those orders in now!
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Wow! This sale is on fire!
Titles are selling out. Get those orders in now!
Titles are selling out. Get those orders in now!
Late night tease...
Wednesday. Our first sale! Noon PST. Standard editions with a couple new standards on sale, as well!
See you then.
#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DeafCrocodile
Wednesday. Our first sale! Noon PST. Standard editions with a couple new standards on sale, as well!
See you then.
#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DeafCrocodile
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Late night tease...
Wednesday. Our first sale! Noon PST. Standard editions with a couple new standards on sale, as well!
See you then.
#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DeafCrocodile
Wednesday. Our first sale! Noon PST. Standard editions with a couple new standards on sale, as well!
See you then.
#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DeafCrocodile
Production of the 2551 release is unfortunately delayed.
ALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE discs will begin shipping now.
2551 will now be included in November orders/shipments.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Craig & Dennis
ALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE discs will begin shipping now.
2551 will now be included in November orders/shipments.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Craig & Dennis
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Production of the 2551 release is unfortunately delayed.
ALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE discs will begin shipping now.
2551 will now be included in November orders/shipments.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Craig & Dennis
ALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE discs will begin shipping now.
2551 will now be included in November orders/shipments.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Craig & Dennis
Don't forget, preorders are happening now for our November release: A triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity by Teuvo Tulio with his films CROSS OF LOVE, RESTLESS BLOOD, and his notorious last film SENSUELA.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Don't forget, preorders are happening now for our November release: A triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity by Teuvo Tulio with his films CROSS OF LOVE, RESTLESS BLOOD, and his notorious last film SENSUELA.
Thanks to @screenanarchy.bsky.social for highlighting the Mobius strip of film from Shahram Mokri called BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT.
"In Mokri’s storytelling, the boundaries between reality and fiction remain porous, each seeping into and reshaping the other with a faintly surreal undertone.
"In Mokri’s storytelling, the boundaries between reality and fiction remain porous, each seeping into and reshaping the other with a faintly surreal undertone.
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thanks to @screenanarchy.bsky.social for highlighting the Mobius strip of film from Shahram Mokri called BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT.
"In Mokri’s storytelling, the boundaries between reality and fiction remain porous, each seeping into and reshaping the other with a faintly surreal undertone.
"In Mokri’s storytelling, the boundaries between reality and fiction remain porous, each seeping into and reshaping the other with a faintly surreal undertone.
Is it a hot take for me to say CARLITO'S WAY is a vastly superior film to SCARFACE?
October 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Is it a hot take for me to say CARLITO'S WAY is a vastly superior film to SCARFACE?
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Our next release is now up for preorder! Step into the world of Finnish director #TeuvoTulio for a triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity!
The films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) are melodramas untethered from any sense of naturalism
Our next release is now up for preorder! Step into the world of Finnish director #TeuvoTulio for a triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity!
The films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) are melodramas untethered from any sense of naturalism
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Our next release is now up for preorder! Step into the world of Finnish director #TeuvoTulio for a triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity!
The films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) are melodramas untethered from any sense of naturalism
Our next release is now up for preorder! Step into the world of Finnish director #TeuvoTulio for a triple feature of surrealist imagery and unhinged emotional intensity!
The films of Finnish director Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) are melodramas untethered from any sense of naturalism
To celebrate the #Halloween season, check out our selection of #DeadCrocodile shirts and mugs with a stylized version of our mascot Romero on it. But if that is too spooky for you, there is always something available for one of the loved ones in your life :)
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
To celebrate the #Halloween season, check out our selection of #DeadCrocodile shirts and mugs with a stylized version of our mascot Romero on it. But if that is too spooky for you, there is always something available for one of the loved ones in your life :)
*LOW STOCK WARNING*
Our Deluxe Limited Edition of ALRAUNE (1927) + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE (1926) is possibly going to sell out in pre-sales. If you were intending to wait until release day - I'd rethink that.
deafcrocodile.com/pr...
Our Deluxe Limited Edition of ALRAUNE (1927) + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE (1926) is possibly going to sell out in pre-sales. If you were intending to wait until release day - I'd rethink that.
deafcrocodile.com/pr...
October 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
*LOW STOCK WARNING*
Our Deluxe Limited Edition of ALRAUNE (1927) + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE (1926) is possibly going to sell out in pre-sales. If you were intending to wait until release day - I'd rethink that.
deafcrocodile.com/pr...
Our Deluxe Limited Edition of ALRAUNE (1927) + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE (1926) is possibly going to sell out in pre-sales. If you were intending to wait until release day - I'd rethink that.
deafcrocodile.com/pr...
As you may have heard, @deafcrocodile.bsky.social and #Cartuna are teaming up to distribute Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark- and it is about to play twice at the magnificent @sitgesfestival.bsky.social!
sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/film/2025...
If you are attending #Sitges, make sure to
sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/film/2025...
If you are attending #Sitges, make sure to
October 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
As you may have heard, @deafcrocodile.bsky.social and #Cartuna are teaming up to distribute Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark- and it is about to play twice at the magnificent @sitgesfestival.bsky.social!
sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/film/2025...
If you are attending #Sitges, make sure to
sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/film/2025...
If you are attending #Sitges, make sure to
Reminder:
Only two more days until this one of a kind beauty will be available to purchase on our site!
J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and
Only two more days until this one of a kind beauty will be available to purchase on our site!
J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and
October 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reminder:
Only two more days until this one of a kind beauty will be available to purchase on our site!
J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and
Only two more days until this one of a kind beauty will be available to purchase on our site!
J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and
Heads up for everyone...J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and gouache painting measures approximately 22x14 and will ship directly from the artist. J
September 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Heads up for everyone...J.G. Jones' original watercolor painting for the 2551 deluxe edition will be available in our shop on Friday, October 3 at 8am pacific. The original watercolor and gouache painting measures approximately 22x14 and will ship directly from the artist. J
Shoutout to @amoebamusic.bsky.social and #nekocase for the most recent episode of #WhatsInMyBag where she pulled our releases of #PragueNights and #TheGoldenFern! Be sure to go watch the episode here:
youtu.be/ISkLBbZpBh8
youtu.be/ISkLBbZpBh8
September 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Shoutout to @amoebamusic.bsky.social and #nekocase for the most recent episode of #WhatsInMyBag where she pulled our releases of #PragueNights and #TheGoldenFern! Be sure to go watch the episode here:
youtu.be/ISkLBbZpBh8
youtu.be/ISkLBbZpBh8
Overseas friends-
Be sure to check out the amazing work being done at #SamizdatFilm, Scotland's festival dedicated to cinema from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus!
This year, they are playing our restoration of #ThePiedPiper and even some
Be sure to check out the amazing work being done at #SamizdatFilm, Scotland's festival dedicated to cinema from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus!
This year, they are playing our restoration of #ThePiedPiper and even some
September 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Overseas friends-
Be sure to check out the amazing work being done at #SamizdatFilm, Scotland's festival dedicated to cinema from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus!
This year, they are playing our restoration of #ThePiedPiper and even some
Be sure to check out the amazing work being done at #SamizdatFilm, Scotland's festival dedicated to cinema from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus!
This year, they are playing our restoration of #ThePiedPiper and even some
Check out the review of our Deluxe Edition release of #ThePiedPiper and #JiriBarat Shorts from @slantmagazine.com by Budd Wilkins!
tinyurl.com/34tkpmmj
Some choice quotes:
"The films collected here have been newly restored by Deaf Crocodile and look uniformly excellent. Colors are vivid,
tinyurl.com/34tkpmmj
Some choice quotes:
"The films collected here have been newly restored by Deaf Crocodile and look uniformly excellent. Colors are vivid,
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Check out the review of our Deluxe Edition release of #ThePiedPiper and #JiriBarat Shorts from @slantmagazine.com by Budd Wilkins!
tinyurl.com/34tkpmmj
Some choice quotes:
"The films collected here have been newly restored by Deaf Crocodile and look uniformly excellent. Colors are vivid,
tinyurl.com/34tkpmmj
Some choice quotes:
"The films collected here have been newly restored by Deaf Crocodile and look uniformly excellent. Colors are vivid,