Home Movie Day at the Academy Museum 2024

Join us to celebrate home movies at the Academy Museum. For more than 20 years, communities have been gathering all over the world to recognize the powerful ways home movies and amateur films add to the history of cinema.

SCHEDULE
* 10:30am–12:30pm | At-Home Projection Presentation and Workshop | Shirley Temple Education Studio

* 1–3:30pm | Tactile Filmmaking Workshop | Shirley Temple Education Studio

* 4–5pm | Behind the Scenes: Home Movies from the Academy Film Archive | Ted Mann Theater

The Academy Museum education team, in partnership with the Academy Film Archive, guides visitors through an introduction to small-gauge film projection. Film gauge is the size of film measured by width in millimeters. Common home movie gauges include 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm.

Participants will learn the history and significance of 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm film formats, and gain experience projecting small-gauge films themselves.

After the projection workshop, join the museum's education team for the Tactile Filmmaking Workshop. Learn how to make "cameraless" films with simple tools like markers, hole-punchers, paint, and more. We'll splice all the pieces together and project the community-created film. Other fun all-ages activities like button-making and keychain-making will be available. Popcorn and prizes for all!

In the afternoon, join us in the Ted Mann Theater for a free screening of Behind the Scenes: Hollywood Home Movies from the Academy Film Archive, highlighting varieties of cinema color and technology, and presented with live commentary from the Academy's film archivists along with special guest Tony Nicholas, son of Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.

Entry:
Home Movie Day is a free event and does not include General Admission to the museum. General Admission tickets are available by purchase in advance or in-person at the Winkler Welcome Center. Capacity is limited!

For any questions, please email us at filmeducation@oscars.org.