Happy Home Movie Day!
Saturday, October 21st is the “official” HMD date for 2023, but like last year we welcome events throughout October and beyond – any day can be Home Movie Day! As many events have shifted back to being in-person, we’ve implemented a new calendar and submission form, all of which can be found at our About Home Movie Day page, along with lots of info about the history of global Home Movie Day and how to host your own. See you over there, and at the movies!
Special Upper Valley Zoom Conversation
Our annual home movie celebration will be virtual this year courtesy the Center for Home Movies with programs, conversations and advice shared around the world via an online portal.
If you wish your films shown, contact rfedorchak50@gmail.com
Due to the high response, films will be grouped into 4 sections to screen, each batch of films will run between 15 and 30 minutes.
Screenings will commence at 3:20 p.m. in order to provide time for eveyone to become acquainted in Zoom chat and will continue until last film plays on https://w2g.tv/ .
Following each batch, the Zoom meeting will continue with discussion and intros to next batch of films.
The technical set up will use two computer screen windows:
1. live Zoom chat conversations on Zoom AP
2. movies playing simultaneously on https://w2g.tv/ on a browser.
The combined use of 2 windows at the same time will let everyone watch and respond to the movies together at the same time.
The URL links will be shared via Zoom and Facebook during the Zoom chat-screening.
In many respects, if all goes as planned, we aim to recreate a virtual Home Movie Day screening experience with lots of audience chatter.
List of Movies (in progress and as received as of 10/12)
03:42 • Buena Vista Kodachrome (2005) Barron Sherer Super 8mm clr silent 3:42
19:10 • Brief Glimpses on the Way to Joy (Part 1) (2020) Rich Fedorchak Super 8mm clr snd 19:10
23:33 • A Hollywood Story – A Silent Fantasy of the Sound Era (1976) John Pruitt 16mm bw snd 23:33
04:38 • Insdie Out (1978) Nora Jacobson 16mm clr snd 4:38
13:02 • My Life in Houses (2014) Amy Lawrence digital clr snd 13:02 mins.
01:43 • First encounter of a zippy kind (1977) SOS Ch. 17, Davie, Florida VHS clr snd 1:43
27:21 • Murita Cycle (1979) Barry Braverman 16mm clr snd 27:21
ZOOM INVITATION LINK, MEETING ID & PASSWORD:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88200115518?pwd=Y0FENmI5MHdpL0FkMFpzaTdWMG9PQT09
Meeting ID: 882 0011 5518
Passcode: 027772