Street Movies! is a free screening series for audiences of all ages that tours neighborhoods around the Philadelphia region, bringing a program of independent film - fiction, animation, documentary, and youth and community produced work - from around the world to local parks, lots, playgrounds, and community spaces. Each screening is hosted by a community organization. It’s a great way to see films, talk about community issues and meet your neighbors.

Sundance Institute's nonfiction session is a daylong series of collaborative panels that address the needs of independent documentary filmmakers living and working in Philadelphia.

This program is hosted by Sundance Institute in collaboration with Scribe Video Center and is made possible by generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

This workshop covers the fundamental technical aspects and aesthetic considerations of the craft and process of cinematography. Students explore the camera as a tool, are introduced to fundamental concepts. They explore the theory and use of exposure, lens selection, frame rate, shutter angle, depth-of-field and composition through hands-on exercises.

The budgeting process is not only about the money, but it is also a way to gain insight into how to accomplish your vision. This workshop will help you get the most bang for your limited bucks by exploring the many options and alternatives. Topics covered will include: how to write a budget, how to research and estimate reasonable numbers for your budget, how and when to calculate “in-kind”, etc. If you have a draft production budget, bring it with you!

Through archival footage and interviews with Israeli military judges, prosecutors and legal advisors, The Law In These Parts unravels an intricate system of military control that symbolizes one of the most enduring and damaging conflicts of our time. The legal framework of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is revealed in painstaking and precise detail by its architects. From establishing settlements in an occupied area to dealing with torture in interrogations to rationalizing parallel legal systems for Palestinians and Israelis, The Law in These Parts explores some of Israel's basic moral quandaries.

Lewis Erskine is an award-winning editor of 30 documentaries including Freedom Riders, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and most recently, Miles Davis: The Birth of Cool. This workshop will unpack how Erskine as an editor for over 25 years has shaped the many documentaries he has worked on. The class will also delve into the process of working with directors in shaping a story into a documentary.

Tina Morton is a media activist, documentarian, and an Associate Professor at Howard University. Her work began when she took classes at Scribe Video Center over two decades ago. Her first two films, The Dance in Aunt Ida Lee and Severed Souls are illustrative of her commitment to exploring and documenting family and oral histories in communities whose stories are often overlooked. Morton shares her talents by returning to work with Scribe to facilitate production on several community history documentaries. This sensitivity to finding and telling personal narratives is a common thread found throughout all of her work.

Created by Laura Poitras and Charlotte Cook, Field of Vision is a filmmaker-driven documentary initiative that commissions and creates original short-form nonfiction films about developing and ongoing stories from around the globe. This showcase of short documentaries informs, inspires, and illustrates the variety of ways that films can achieve Field of Vision’s investigative and journalistic objectives.  Presented by June Jennings, Impact and Partnership Manager at Field of Vision.

Studies have shown that a viewer will change a channel because of bad audio. 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.

The 14-Week Workshop covers all aspects of film and video production and supports participants in the completion of short projects. Many of this year’s participants are also members of Scribe’s Film Scholars Program, funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The program consists of a series of short-form documentary videomaking training courses designed to support emerging filmmakers in completing new work. The 14 Week-Workshop is also supported by the National Endowment of the Arts.