Archives Month Philly is proud to present an evening of rarely seen film and video from Philadelphia-area archives, libraries, and museums!

Wednesday, October 25, 7pm-9pm
PhilaMOCA
531 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Free
In-person
RSVP info: http://bit.ly/amp-film-2023

Archives Month Philly is proud to present an evening of rarely seen film and video from Philadelphia-area archives, libraries, and museums! Join us for 2 hours of short films showcasing Philadelphia’s quirky past with introductions from the archivists who know the materials best.

This year’s content includes:

• archeological submarines in Turkey in the 1960s (from the Penn Museum’s archives)
• a satirical political film produced by the Youth International Party, or Yippies, about the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago (from the Swarthmore Peace Collection)
• a short documentary on the life of cloistered nuns in the Philadelphia area (from the Catholic Historical Research Center)
• a 1976 film about #vanlife at the 4th Annual National Truck-In (from Hagley Museum & Library)
• Chemistry: Serious Fun!: a 1990s PSA about how cool it is to study chemistry, featuring Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actors Tatyana Ali and Alfonso Ribeiro (from the Science History Institute)
• highlights from the 1997 Samuel L. Jackson Celebrity Golf Classic (from the Chubb Insurance Archives)

And more!

Registration isn’t required but is encouraged! Help us calculate how much popcorn we need.