Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, 7:00pm -9:00pm
This course is designed to give filmmakers a basic knowledge of building and designing a website. Through step-by-step, hands-on instruction, students will discuss how to use a website to either market themselves as a filmmaker, or promote a film project. Students will learn about and compare different website creation platforms, including Wix, Wordpress and Squarespace, outline the content that will go on the website, and build a website that will be ready to go live upon conclusion of the course. $125, $100 Scribe members

Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia
215-222-4201

3 Sessions – Saturdays, Jan 12, 19, 26, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Whether shooting with a DSLR or a camcorder with interchangeable lenses, how do you select the right lens to create the look and feel of the story you are telling? We will discuss various options and why you might choose them. This will include demonstrations of various prime lenses and how characteristics of lenses influence depth-of-field, point-of-view, and perspective of the image. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of current or completed work for critique with suggested solutions offered. $90, $75 Scribe members

Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia
215-222-4201

MR. SOUL! directed by Melissa Haizlip (USA, 110 mins, 2018)

MELISSA HAIZLIP IN PERSON

MR. SOUL! celebrates the groundbreaking PBS series, Soul!, a weekly television show that aired from 1968 – 1973 celebrating Black American culture, art, life, and community. From its genesis to its eventual loss of funding against the backdrop of a swiftly changing political and social landscape, the film profiles Ellis Haizlip, the charismatic host and producer behind one of the most culturally significant and successful television shows in U.S. history.
Launched in 1968 as a local, New York broadcast, the series rolled out a year later nationwide on PBS, on WNET Channel 13. By 1973, Haizlip had produced over 130 hour-long shows featuring a dazzling array of A-list guests featuring rare live performances and interviews from the likes of Al Green, Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, James Baldwin, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ashford and Simpson, Nikki Giovanni, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sonia Sanchez, The Last Poets, Toni Morrison, Kathleen Cleaver, Betty Shabazz, Stokely Carmichael, and Rev. Louis Farrakhan.

Preceded by Turnin’ The Tables (USA, 2014, 15 min) by J’Lynn Matthews, through Scribe Video Center’s Documentary History Project for Youth project. Radio Personality Lady B, Poet/Actor Craig Anthony, and MC/Filmmaker “Aster Da Rapper” discuss poetry and Hip-Hop, the differences and similarities between the two, and the current state of both art forms.

Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia
215-222-4201

Due to an unexpected snowstorm and an issue with the Gershman Y’s auditorium heater last November, the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) was unfortunately forced to postpone DOUBTFUL. We’re delighted to be bringing this incredible film to the city for its official Philadelphia premiere this month!

In this provocative, hard-hitting Israeli drama based on true events, a screenwriter and poet from Tel Aviv begins serving his court-ordained community service term by teaching filmmaking to a rowdy class of juvenile delinquents in Beersheba. Though he is reluctant at first, he soon forms a delicate friendship with one of his most volatile students.

Nominated for nine Ophir Awards (Israeli Academy Awards), DOUBTFUL is inspired by writer/director Eliran Elya’s own experiences working with at-risk youth. This powerful drama is sure to be talked about long after the credits roll!