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We’re counting down the days to the first ever Piedmont Triad Home Movie Day! How does Home Movie Day work? We’re glad you asked!

The Details

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WHAT: 2014 Piedmont Triad Home Movie Day

WHEN: Saturday, November 8, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Auditorium (Room 404), Wake Forest University

WHO: Sponsored by Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Davidson College’s E.H. Little Library, and A/V Geeks Transfer Services

Faculty, staff, and students of Wake Forest may park in lots that correspond with their parking decal. Visitors may park in any general or visitor parking lot on campus. See parking.wfu.edu and the Wake Forest University Parking Map [PDF] for more information.

Panel Discussion

We’re kicking off the event with a panel discussion from 1:00–2:00 p.m. about the historical and artistic value of home movies and other ephemeral film, as well as preservation tips so that our films can be enjoyed by future generations. Our panelists include:

  • Caitlin Christian-Lamb, Associate Archivist, Davidson College
  • Skip Elsheimer, Founder, A/V Geeks
  • David Spencer, Senior Curator of the Moving Image Archives and Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies, UNC School of the Arts
  • Tyler Starr, Assistant Professor of Art, Davidson College

Your Films on the Big Screen

Following the panel discussion, we’ll start screening home movies. The heart of every Home Movie Day is seeing your films projected on the big screen. Home Movie Day events provide the opportunity for individuals and families to see and share their own home movies with an audience of their community, and to see their neighbors’ in turn. You are also welcome to drop in as you are able to see what others have to share. We will be sharing films from the collections of A/V Geeks, Davidson College, UNCSA, and Wake Forest. As a very special treat, Mr. Wake Forest himself (Provost Emeritus Edwin Graves Wilson) will speak as we show silent footage of Wake Forest’s original campus in Wake Forest, NC! Hope to see you there!