Toronto - Home Movie Day presented by Homemade Movies
This year we held our Home Movie Day in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto. 2008 is the 100th anniversary of the Junction and our event coincided with other celebrations being held throughout the year. The event was co-presented by the West Toronto Junction Historical Society and the Toronto Public Library - Annette branch.
Homemade Movies has held two previous events in the Junction which had great response from residents in the area (as part of our ongoing b.y.o.h.m. or “bring your own home movies” series). Home Movie Day continued this trend with many participants bringing large numbers of reels to look through.
Our Home Movie Day had both a repair clinic - where people were able to look through their collections, get help repairing films and select a reel to show - and a screening.
Some highlights included films of: the 1939 Royal Visit by George VI in Toronto - which was a sensation in Canada of the period, a collection of reels all documenting bullfights, colonial life in Malaya during the 50’s, a flooded town in rural Ontario, and a school presentation from the 20’s with kids performing strange kinds of marching and gymnastic routines outdoors.
This year we would like to thank Wren Jackson, Kim Jackson, Cool Hand Of A Girl, Siue Moffat, Images and especially Jonathan Culp for all their help.