In lieu of a matinee this Saturday, we encourage you to to check out the annual Home Movie Day gathering in the Multipurpose Hall, with free admission for all. Home Movie Day is a worldwide event that invites the public to see and share their own home movies with an audience from their community. It's 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 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, and 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 before the event to allow thorough inspection. Reels may be dropped off at the George Eastman Museum entrance security desk between 10AM-5PM on Friday, March 21 or on Saturday, March 22 after 10AM. 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 www.centerforhomemovies.org
Watch a CBS Sunday Morning segment about Home Movies and George Eastman’s legacy: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bringing-the-importance-of-home-movies-into…
Schedule & logistics:
Friday, March 21, 2025:
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Early check in with your films at the George Eastman Museum
Saturday, March 22, 2025:
10:00AM - 11:00PM
Check in with your films at the George Eastman Museum
11:00PM - 3:00PM
Home Movie Screening in the Multipurpose Hall