Screenings

car
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe members

a_blurred_fluxx_00.avi by Osadolor Osawemwenze (USA, 2024, 25 min) Across Dallas, the Bay Area, and New York City, eleven Blackqueer folks engage in layered conversations and candid everyday moments

dancing
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $8, $5 Students/Seniors, $4 for Scribe Members

AI: African Intelligence by Manthia Diawara (Portugal, 2022, 110 min) Manthia Diawara’s latest essay film, AI: African Intelligence, explores the contact zones between African rituals of possession

images
Friday, November 21, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $8, $5 Students/Seniors, $4 for Scribe Members

Voices of the Gods by Al Santana (USA, 1985, 60 min) This documentary captures the rich legacy of ancient African religions practiced in the United States. It provides viewers with rare insight into

graphic
Monday, December 1, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe members

I Was Born this Way by Sam Pollard and Daniel Junge (USA, 2025, 100 min) When Archbishop Carl Bean sang the 1977 disco hit and gay anthem “I Was Born This Way,” it was just the start of his mission to

Eyes
Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe Members

Searching for the Songs of Wanaragua by Eli LaBan (2025, USA, 45 min) This short documentary follows Cesar Vargas, a Garifuna language teacher and researcher from Honduras, and Eli LaBan, a

Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cost: Free, Registration Required

“Why We Dance, Where We Dance” is the theme explored in short documentaries created by nine middle and high school filmmakers in the 2025 Documentary History Project for Youth (DHPY). Participants

Leo
Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe Members

LEO: Keeping The Music Alive by Adam Reim (USA, 2025, 39 min) West Philadelphia jazz promoter Leo Gadson reflects upon his 50-year career of keeping live jazz alive in the community. Leo’s past

Crooklyn
Friday, January 23, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $8, $5 Students/Seniors, $4 for Scribe Members

Joie Lee, celebrated actress, director, producer, and screenwriter, will join us at Scribe to discuss her career and artistic evolution. The evening will include reflections on writing the

Image of protest
Friday, February 6, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $8, $5 Students/Seniors, $4 for Scribe Members

For Venida, For Kalief by Sisa Bueno (USA, 2025, 93 min) For Venida, For Kalief is a film that re-imagines the “criminal justice” documentary as a poetic collage. Debuting the poetry of Venida Brodnax

Muslim voices
Thursday, February 12, 2026. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5, $3 for Scribe Members

Muslim Voices is a national community history project founded by Scribe Video Center to highlight and celebrate the presence, history, contributions, and challenges of African American Muslims in

sisters
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5.00 per evening

Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her documentary of the same name, about the history of Black women

poster
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5.00 per evening

Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her documentary of the same name, about the history of Black women

poster
Friday, February 27, 2026, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $5 per evening

Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her documentary of the same name, about the history of Black women