Home Movie Day 2022 at Emory University

Описание: Each October in cities all around the world, folks gather at Home Movie Day events to view these unique films and share them with their communities. Emory University’s second annual Home Movie Day is an opportunity to explore interesting films from Emory’s collections, consider film as a window into community history, and learn about the work of film preservation and how to care for one’s own home movies. In this video program, our guest speakers – an Emory Libraries audiovisual conservator and a Rose Library collections archivist – share film clips from the William Levi Dawson and James Vinson Carmichael papers as well as tips on how to care for your own home movies.

Presentation order

Introduction: Nina Rao, audiovisual conservator, Emory Libraries

Film from James Vinson Carmichael papers collection in the Rose Library titled “Portrex” (run time approx. 12:05), presented by Nina Rao.

Film from William Levi Dawson papers collection in the Rose Library, excerpts from William Levi Dawson home movies, trip to West Africa 1952-1953 (run time approx. 25:48), presented by Laura Starratt, senior collections archivist, Rose Library

Wrap-up: Nina Rao, how to care for your home movies

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