Spring Programming is here!
Scribe Video Center is a non-profit in West Philadelphia with a focus on participatory community filmmaking. Through grants, workshops, and discussions with filmmakers at all levels of their career, we aim to support mediamakers at every step of their projects! Explore upcoming screenings and workshops at scribe.org, or find a physical postcard of all of our Spring programming around Philadelphia.
We hope to see you soon!
๐ฅโจ Grateful for Stories, Grateful for You!
Scribe Video Center has been a creative hub for 42 years, empowering storytellers from all walks of life via tools, trainings, and inspiration. Whether youโve attended a workshop, joined a screening, supported a program, or donated in the past, youโve been a part of this journey.
This giving season, help us continue making an impact and fueling opportunities for media-making, learning, and connection. Together, we can make 2025 another incredible year for storytelling.
Watch the video, feel the gratitude, and donate today at scribe.org/annual-appeal.
#GivingTuesday #StorytellingMatters #ScribeVideoCenter #PhiladelphiaArt
Looking to expand your media-making toolbox? Scribe offers workshops all year round, including the rest of this month and June! Ready to explore a new form of storytelling? Interested in setting up a professional podcast and perfecting that post-production audio?
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Check out our upcoming courses: Intro to Storytelling with Audio, Post-Production Sound Mixing, and Oral History in the Digital Age, all taught by talented and experienced instructors.
View the full list of workshops at SCRIBE.ORG/WORKSHOPS ๐
We are looking for more than just short films this summer. ๐ถ
Scribe Video Center is seeking performing artists for our outdoor summer screening series: Street Movies! All types of performing artists are welcome. We are generally looking for performances of 15-20 minutes in length. Fill out an application now at scribe.org/street-movies-2026, or just visit scribe.org and look for the Street Movies! tab under SCREENINGS. Deadline is July 1st, 2026.
Join us on Thursday, May 21st for the second installment of the spring Street Movies! Undercover screening & performance series. ๐ ๐ ๐ท
Scribe Video Center and Camden FireWorks present FOUR documentary shorts exploring Environmental Justice! The film program will feature Sundance โ26 Award Winner, THE BOYS AND THE BEES (2025) directed by Arielle Knight, A TRIBE CALLED CAMDEN (2026) directed by Justin DeGuzman, Christian Haydenโs premiere of I SPOKE TO A TOMATO PLANT (2026), which follows gardeners in the Mantua and Belmont area of Philadelphia, and EVE'S GARDEN (2007), which documents the story of a lush urban garden in the middle of Camdenโs urban-industrial waterfront, made collaboratively by local residents through Scribeโs Precious Places Community History Project.
Performances by Jay Friday (@tjif_artistry ) and Rieko Safiyya (@riekosafiyya ) will precede the screening program and community discussion.
WHEN: May 21st from 7-9PM
WHERE: Camden FireWorksโ gallery + artist studio space located at 1813 Broadway.
RSVP: Visit scribe.org/street-movies-2026 or the link in our bio. Tickets are FREE! ๐๏ธ
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Check out the beautiful article โChristina DiPasquale is Telling a Story of Latino Community Mediaโ by Maria โNenetโ Barrios ๐๐ฑโ
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Philadelphia filmmaker Christina DiPasquale has spent years bringing her debut feature Barrio Television to life, a powerful documentary about Realidades, the first Spanish/English bilingual TV show, and the media activists who made it possible. ๐บโ๐ฝโ
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What is Video DJing? Video artist Rashid Zakat will explore this question through our upcoming four-week workshop - EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES: VIDEO DJING.
Push the art of DJing in the visual realm. Participants will use a range of editing programs to create haptic audiovisual content and be introduced to non-linear editing styles for the purpose of creating their own video remixes. Learn more and register at SCRIBE.ORG/DJING. This course takes place on Thursdays throughout May, beginning May 7th!
Friday, May 8th, join us at Scribe Video Center for a Special Screening of seldom seen works from the People's Communication Network, a community video group founded by Bill Stephens for cablecast in New York City. Take a closer look at grassroots media-making of the 70s, made in collaboration with Chris Marker (director of LA JETรE, LES STATUES MEURENT AUSSI), Elridge Cleaver, and Kathleen Cleaver.
Reserve your ticket now at SCRIBE.ORG/STEPHENS!
Have a short film in your back pocket, or know someone wanting to put their work on the big screen? Scribe's outdoor summer screening series, STREET MOVIES!, is seeking short films of all genres - narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and more. ๐๏ธ
We encourage works that foster discussion around culture, untold histories, and community concerns, but all themes are welcome! Honorariums are provided to all filmmakers presenting work. For any questions, please contact [email protected].
Earlier this month Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) presented a free screening of TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING a documentary/portrait of an incredible artist, cultural worker and social activist, directed by @scribevideocenter Louis Massiah.
Preceded by a Community Film Showcase of @ccpedu student's films featuring members of CCP faculty... including a film which features our own Nikki Harmon @nikkiharmon19
The evening was organized by M. Asli Dukan @maslidukan CCP Professor of Digital Video Production and SIFTMedia Collective Board President.
#filminPhilly #ToniCadeBambara @thatguydavila@louis.massiah@tonicadebambara #studentfilms #freescreeningevent #communityevent #documentary #filmmakers #eventrecap #blackfemalepowerhouse
This Sunday (4/19) 1โ4PM ๐ฅ Join us for a special film screening and dive deeper into the stories behind ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐: ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
The screening features four short films: ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฆโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ by Wei Chen Lou, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง by @whatspoppyn , ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ with @scribevideocenter , and ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ by @gingerartscenter , followed by a conversation with the filmmakers.
Plus, come grab a drink at the @afroasiabar , highlighting original drinks with ingredients from the Black and Asian diasporas, alongside stories of political solidarities across history and in the present moment.
This event is free! Register today at the link in bio at @asianartsphilly
