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
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4 Sessions - Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
In this course, Rashid Zakat, video artist and filmmaker, will share various techniques on pushing the practice of DJ’ing into the visual realm.
Cost: $130, $100 Scribe members
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Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A rare and seldom-seen work, made by Bill Stephens in collaboration with Chris Marker, Eldridge Cleaver, and Kathleen Cleaver. The film follows an exploratory visit to Africa’s first People’s Republic, declared by President Marien Ngouabi.
Congo Oyé will be preceded by Queen Mother Moore Speech at Greenhaven Prison.
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe Members
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3 Sessions - Tuesdays, May 19, 26, and June 2, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
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.
Cost: $100, $80 Scribe members
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WPEB 88.1FM is a member-supported, noncommercial, community radio station that provides West Philadelphia with a much-needed local, progressive, and accountable media outlet serving as a voice for its many diverse communities.
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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
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
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
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.
