San Francisco Home Movie Day October 18, 2007

 

Event: Home Movie Day, an international day celebrating home and amateur cinema makers from around the world. People are encouraged to bring in their home movies 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm film and videos for evaluation and screening from 1-5 PM. From 8:00-11:00PM there will be a “greatest hits” screening of the most entertaining and historically significant films in the San Francisco Media Archives. We will screen highlights from “San Francisco in Cinemascope”, “Chinese American Communities in San Francisco” and “Welcome San Francisco Moviemakers” (all preserved by the National Film Preservation Foundation). We’ll also screen rare films of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco State Strike, “Blackie the Wonder Horse”(1939) and more.
Venue: San Francisco Media Archive , 275 Capp Street, San Francisco
Date: Saturday, October 18, from 1-5PM (free) and 8:00-11:00PM (Admission)
Admission: 1-5 Home Movie Clinic and Home Movie Screenings Free, 8:00PM curated screening $10.00 Bring a home movie to the 8:00PM screening for free admission.
RSVP (Limited seating) to archive@sfm.org or 415.558.8117.

 

 

“San Francisco Home Movie Day”
Film Clinic and Screenings
"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 seen again. 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

 

On Saturday, October 18th the San Francisco Media Archive in association with Oddball Films presents the 6th Annual San Francisco Home Movie Day. The event features a Film Clinic from 1-5 PM where San Francisco residents can bring in their home movies for inspection, repair and screening as well as a screening of rare home and amateur films from the archive from 8-11PM. Admission to the Film Clinic is free. (RSVPS encouraged to allow time for all films to be inspected+screened). Admission to the screening is $10.00 (limited seating, RSVPs encouraged). The event takes place at the San Francisco Media Archive, 275 Capp St in San Francisco. RSVPs and info to: archive@sfm.org and 415-558-8117.

 

 

Free Film Clinic (1-5PM)
Bring Us Your Home Movies!


The San Francisco Media archive will examine, inspect, repair and clean any films brought in to our facility by the public. We will also screen your films for you. Qualified films donated to the archive will be transferred free of charge and dvd copies given to donors at a later date. Others can be transferred at cost. PLEASE RSVP to archive@sfm.org or 415-558-8117 as space is limited.

 

HMD Screening '07

 

Home Movie Day Screening (8-11PM)

 

Highlights Include:

“San Francisco in Cinemascope” (1961) Unbelievably rare of Cinemascope footage of the Mission and other SF neighborhoods as well as breathtaking city vistas. This footage is featured in the new Gus Van Sant film “Milk”.

“Chinese American Communities in San Francisco” (1941) Featuring Chinese Ribbon Dances and the Chinese Rice Bowl Party!

“Welcome San Francisco Moviemakers” (1965) Watch how amateur films are made and visit a film club in San Francisco.

“Blackie the Wonder Horse” (1939) Watch a horse swim the Golden Gate-on a bet by its owner!

Also! Rare films of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco State Strike, and highlights from Stephen Parr’s “The American Eye: From San Francisco to Samoa”, featuring home movies from around the world and much more!

 

Bring a home movie for free admission!

 

"Blackie" The Wonder Horse

 

ABOUT HOME MOVIE DAY
The first annual Home Movie Day, held in August 2003 celebrated the celluloid history of families and communities across the United States and around the world. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed it San Francisco Home Movie Day as other events took place worldwide. It was a major international success with hundreds of attendees across the United States and the world. Home Movie Day events received major press coverage in the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and NPR’s “All Things Considered” radio program. The success has spawned a DVD “Living Room Cinema: Films From Home Movie Day” and the Center For Home Movies and rare finds of lost family films. This year promises to be even more widely received.

 

Happy Birthday!

 

LINKS

 

SF 360
Home Movie Day
Center For Home Movies

 

Market St. 1961

 

San Francisco Home Movie Day August 11, 2007

 

View Clips From Our Collection

SF in Cinemascope

Jung Family Home Movies

Fleishhacker Family Home Movies

 

Event: San Francisco Home Movie Day, a 12 hour international celebration
of amateur films and filmmaking. Events feature a home movie clinic, film screenings and a reception
Date: Saturday, August 11th from 1PM-Midnight
Venue: The San Francisco Media Archive, 275 Capp St, San Francisco, CA
Admission: Free! Reservations Required for the Home Movie Clinic and Reception
Info+RSVP: E-mail archive@sfm.org or phone 415.558.8117
Additional information:
www.homemovieday.com

 

Mayor Gavin Newsom is Proclaiming
August 11th San Francisco Home Movie Day!

 

SAN FRANCISCO HOME MOVIE DAY EVENTS

 

On Saturday, August 11th, San Francisco Home Movie Day we invite all San Franciscans to bring in their personal, family or home movies they may have lurking in their closets or under their beds for us to clean and screen in our facility. The San Francisco Media Archive will present a host of events from 1:00PM-Midnight.

 

All events are free and held at the archive at 275 Capp St in San Francisco. Email us at archive@sfm.org or call 415.558.8117 for information. Email RSVPs are preferred.


HOME MOVIE FILM CLINIC
Bring Us Your Home Movies!

 

1:00-6:00PM The San Francisco Media archive will examine, inspect, repair and clean any films brought in to our facility by the public. We will also screen your films for you. Qualified films donated to the archive will be transferred free of charge and video copies given to donors at a later date. Others can be transferred at cost. PLEASE RSVP as space is limited.

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO HOME MOVIE SCREENING

New Home Movies From The Archive
Plus! The Premiere of “Living Room Cinema”

 

8:00-10:00PM We will be screening new selections from recently acquired films including films from the San Francisco Horsemen’s Association, Kodachrome films from 1940s San Francisco, a rare film of San Francisco’s own Coney Island -- Playland at the Beach being demolished, some super rare 8mm films and much more
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Plus! Highlights from new The Center for Home Movies DVD “Living Room Cinema”, Films from Home Movie Day Volume One, featuring the greatest films from Home Movie Days past.

 

 

HOME MOVIE DAY RECEPTION

 

10:00-12:00PM The San Francisco Media Archive will host a Home Movie Day Reception. Meet the staff of SFMA, curators and other film collectors while enjoying the cinematic experience of selected silent home movies playing in our screening room. Also if you have a home movie-bring it for our impromptu screening. Please RSVP for the reception.

 

 

 

Why Home Movies?

 

“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 the attics and closets allover the world to be seen again. “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 heritage should 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 on August 11th."
Martin Scorsese

 

 

ABOUT HOME MOVIE DAY

 

The first annual Home Movie Day, in August 2003 celebrated the celluloid history of families and communities across the United States and around the world. It was a major international success with hundreds of attendees around the world. Home Movie Day events received major press coverage in the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and NPR's All Things Considered radio program. This year promises to be even more widely received.

 

 

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