• Scribe Video Center is a non-profit media arts center founded in 1982, with a focus on participatory community filmmaking
    We are located in West Philadelphia at 3908 Lancaster Avenue
  • North Philadelphia History Festival
    July 24-27, 2025

    Join us for 4 days of FREE events celebrating the incredible African American and Puerto Rican cultural legacy of North Philadelphia. From student stories to oral histories recounted by elders to screenings and live performances, this festival transforms neighborhood blocks from Ridge Ave to North Broad and beyond.

    Learn more:http://scribe.org/NPHF

    North Philadelphia History Festival, July24 - 27th, 2025
  • Friday, July 18, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

    Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe Members

    Join us for a night of Horror featuring You Were Dead Yesterday by Destiny Cox and Affordable Housing by Wi-moto Nyoka.

    REGISTER HERE

  • 6 Sessions: Mondays, July 21 - August 25, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

    Cost: $135, $100 Scribe members

    This workshop teaches participants essential skills needed to edit any video in Premiere Pro, whether it’s a three-minute trailer or an hour-long documentary. Participants learn how to skillfully navigate Premiere’s workflow to make use of its powerful editing tools

    REGISTER HERE

  • 3 Sessions: Tuesdays, July 22 - August 5, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

    Cost: $100, $75 Scribe members

    The elements of sound construction — quality of vocal recordings, ambient sound, effects, and music — are critical parts of cinematic storytelling. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of the audio post-production process of sound design and sound mixing. Intended for first-time filmmakers.

    REGISTER HERE

  • We are hiring Humanities and Social Science Coordinators for the 2025 Precious Places Community History Project.

    The Precious Places Community History Project is a community history project inviting members of Philadelphia's many neighborhoods to document the buildings, public spaces, parks, landmarks, and other sites that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live. To learn more, visit https://scribe.org/jobs-opportunities

  • We are hiring Production Facilitators for he 2025 Precious Places Community History Project.  

    The Precious Places Community History Project is a community history project inviting members of Philadelphia's many neighborhoods to document the buildings, public spaces, parks, landmarks, and other sites that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live.

    To learn more, visit https://scribe.org/jobs-opportunities

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NPHF
From July 24–27, 2025, Scribe Video Center presents the inaugural North Philly History Festival—a four-day, free public celebration activating historic sites with photography exhibitions, video installations, film screenings, panel discussions, walking tours, and live performances.
North Philadelphia History Festival
Precious Places
Through the Precious Places Community History Project, each group will plan, shoot, and edit a video about their “precious place” with the help of a filmmaker and a research scholar hired by Scribe. While these facilitators will work closely with participants throughout the course of production, the work itself—the planning, writing, and filming—will be done by members of the community groups.
Precious Places
Students filming
The Documentary History Project for Youth is an annual after-school, weekend, and summertime digital media production workshop for middle and high school students. Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political, and cultural history of Philadelphia.
Documentary History Project for Youth
Historic Image from Blockson Collection
Power Politics is an oral history project organized by Scribe Video Center, exploring strategies for political empowerment by historically disenfranchised communities, specifically interviewing organizers, activists, strategists, and leaders in the Black, Puerto Rican, Asian-American, and other economically disadvantaged communities.
Power Politics

WPEB - West Philadelphia’s Community Radio Station

Broadcasting live from Scribe, WPEB is an independent, noncommercial community radio station dedicated to reflecting, representing, incorporating, empowering, and serving West Philadelphia. Tune in on 88.1 FM, 95.1 FM, or here on the live stream. 

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