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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6 SESSIONS: THURSDAYS, AUGUST 13, 20, 27 & SEPTEMBER 3, 10, 17, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
In this workshop, participants will study the fundamentals of narrative screenwriting, focusing on finding story ideas, character development, story structure, what makes strong film-writing, and the basics of script format (and why we use this format).
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4 SESSIONS: SATURDAYS, AUGUST 15, 22, 29 & SEPTEMBER 5, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
In dreams and in animation, anything is possible. In this workshop, you will be encouraged to visualize a dream (in the broadest sense) through animation. Animator, filmmaker, and educator Lowell Boston will guide participants through the techniques of stop motion animation, including mixed media, hand-drawn, cut paper, and collage.
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On Display from July 24th - September 12, 2026
This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Sherry Shine, DeJeonge Reese, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language.
The Gary Smalls Gallery Project at Scribe is curated by Tamara J. Mason.
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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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The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) celebrates African American and Puerto Rican heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through site specific projects, events, exhibitions and installations.
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.
