Home Movie Day on Oct. 16
jparrish | Jul 13, 2010 | Comments 0
James River Film Society hosts Home Movie Day
Saturday, October 16
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Inspection, cleaning, repair and tips for taking care of your home movies*
1:00-2:30 p.m. Screening of yours and others’ home movies*
Richmond Public Library-Main Branch (101 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219), Basement Auditorium
* Limit one film reel per family (unless time permits otherwise)
It’s been a few years since we have hosted this event and it seems appropriate, as we launch the James River Film Society, to return to our roots and celebrate this special day devoted to amateur films and filmmaking. Find those old family home movies you’ve wondered what to do with and we’ll help you clean a roll or two (depending on how many people attend and how many films you bring), share tips for care and handling as well as how to transfer to digital formats and screen several of your amateur and home movies.
What Is HomeMovie Day?
Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide. Home Movie Day events provide the opportunity for individuals and families to see and share their own home movies with an audience of their community, and to see their neighbors’ in turn. It’s a chance to discover why to care about these films and to learn how best to care for them.
“There’s no such thing as a bad home movie. These mini-underground opuses are revealing, scary, joyous, always flawed, filled with accidental art and shout out from attics and closets all over the world to be seenagain. Home Movie Day is an orgy of self-discovery, a chance for family memories to suddenly become show business. If you’ve got one, whip it out and show it now.”
John Waters
“Saving our film heritageshould not be limited only to commercially produced films. Home movies do not just capture the important private moments of our family’s lives, but they are historical and cultural documents as well. Consider Abraham Zapruder’s 8mm film that recorded the assassination of President Kennedy or Nickolas Muray’s famously vibrant color footage of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera shot with his 16mm camera. Imagine how different our view of history would be without these precious films. Home Movie Day is a celebration of these films and the people who shot them. I urge anyone with an interest in learning more about how to care for and preserve their own personal memories to join in the festivities being offered in their community…”
Martin Scorsese
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