Saturday, October 25
When: Saturday, October 25, 2008
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Where: Rhode Island Historical Society
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street 02906
Price: Free
Contact: Karen Eberhart, Special Collections Curator
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
401-273-8107 ext. 20
keberhart@rihs.org
www.rihs.org/grcollfilm.htm
Do you have home movies on film you haven’t seen in years?
Don’t throw them away - bring them to Home Movie Day.
Don’t have any films of your own? Come on down and watch someone else’s!
As Director John Waters says: “There’s no such thing as a bad home movie.”
The Details
Bring your home movies and/or amateur films on 8mm, super 8mm, and 16mm to be screened, (sorry, no video). Local film archivists will be on hand to discuss film preservation, home movies, and amateur films of regional interest. The films you bring need not have been made by you or your family. Films will be screened on a first-come, first-serve basis. Screen time is limited. We will show as many films as time allows. Each film must be inspected to ensure it is strong enough to run on a projector, so please drop off your film at the location and times noted below.
Film inspection drop off location:
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02903
Film inspection drop off times:
Saturday, October 11 10am – 5pm
Wednesday, October 22 10am – 5pm
Thursday, October 23 10am – 5pm
Friday, October 24 10am – 5pm
The History of the RIHS Film Archive
The film archives at the Rhode Island Historical Society, was started in 1969 with the donation of newsfilm from TV station WPRI – Channel 12. It blossomed into one of the first regional film archives in the country, with a mission to collect film made in, or concerning, Rhode Island. The RIHS now has one of the largest collections of regional film in New England, well over 5 million feet. Find out more by contacting Karen Eberhart, Special Collections Curator by phone (273-8107 x20) or email (keberhart@rihs.org) or visiting our website: www.rihs.org/grcollfilm.htm.
