please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message synapse films industry entertainment founded 1997 headquarters romulus michigan united states products motion pictures website synapse films.com synapse films is an american dvd and blu ray label founded in 1997 and specializing in cult horror science fiction and exploitation films . it was owned and operated by don may jr. and his business partners jerry chandler and charles fiedler ; the catalyst being may s longstanding interest in and passion for tv and cinema . he is quoted as explaining 1 i caught the laserdisc bug while working at a local laserdisc store while i was in college . i was selling laserdisc players and buying product and i pretty much spent every extra dollar i had on laserdiscs . i loved movies and the disc format and knew this was a business i wanted to be in . 1 may became a part owner of elite entertainment after leaving his aforementioned job in laserdisc retail . 1 the synapse catalog ranges from european horror touchstones like vampyros lesbos and castle of blood to important genre documentaries including roy frumkes document of the dead from drive in favorites like the brain that wouldn t die to leni riefenstahl s nazi film triumph of the will . in 2004 synapse released a definitive edition of the controversial thriller a cruel picture . detroit film scholar nicholas schlegel released his documentary the synapse story in its entirety on youtube . the documentary details the history and vision of the label and its founders . see also edit list of synapse films releases references edit a b c synapse films about us . external links edit official site synapse films at the internet movie database this article about an american film distributor or production company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title synapse films & oldid 722261738 categories dvd companies of the united statesexploitation filmshome video companies of the united states1997 establishments in michiganentertainment companies established in 1997companies based in wayne county michiganamerican film company stubshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from july 2012all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from july 2012all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 26 may 2016 at 23 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view