Rochester Home Movie Day at the George Eastman Museum. Photo: Jackie McGriff Photography
Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide, allowing individuals and families to see and share their own home movies in an open screening with an audience of their community. It is also a chance to discover why home movies are important and how to care for these precious films.
Bring your films and videos to screen or just come to experience the vast array of fascinating amateur-made movies from the Rochester area! Faculty and students from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman Museum will be on-hand to perform film inspections and project the films. Films determined to be in good condition will be screened. Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, video (VHS tape) and digital formats (DVD and Quicktime files) are welcome.
Each film must be checked for damage before being run on a film projector, so please drop off your films early to allow thorough inspection. Reels may be dropped off at the George Eastman Museum entrance security desk between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27 or on Saturday, March 28 after 10 a.m. Early drop off may also be arranged by contacting event organizer Gordon Nelson by phone at (585) 327–4874 or email [email protected]. For more information about Home Movie Day and other locations around the world, visit the Home Movie Day Website.
Watch a CBS Sunday Morning segment about Home Movies and George Eastman’s legacy.
Schedule and Logistics:
Friday, March 27:
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Early check in with your films at the George Eastman Museum
Saturday, March 28:
10 a.m.–11 a.m.
Check in with your films at the George Eastman Museum
11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Home Movie Screening in the 7Crest Financial Partners Hall