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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Friday, October 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A queer Egyptian-American Mennonite pastor and one of his congregants lead protests against Christian Zionism in solidarity with besieged Palestinians. With rigorous analysis and deep faith, Pastor Jonny Rashid explains how Christian support for Zionism is entangled with the growing tide of Christian nationalism and guides his community toward fighting back.
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Five sessions: Tuesdays, October 27, November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2026 - 7:00 PM - 9: 00 PM
Explore short-form speculative fiction writing in prose and on the screen. Participants will watch and discuss short speculative fiction films by upcoming national and international filmmakers and engage in writing exercises on world-building and script analysis.
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Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Filmmaker Peter Nicks will discuss the range of factors that precede filming, from access negotiation to relationship building and camera and lens choices. The workshop will also explore different ways of approaching the direct cinema style of documentary filmmaking, and the practice of editing (which can radically inform one’s approach to filming).
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On Display from July 24th - October 16, 2026
A closing reception will be held at Scribe Video Center on Friday, October 16 at 5 pm.
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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Programs
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
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Workshops
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Screenings
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.
