The Academy Museum celebrates home movies!

For more than 20 years, communities have been gathering all over the world to recognize the powerful ways home movies and amateur films add to the history of cinema.

This event is free but does not include general admission to the Museum.

Schedule:

10:30am–12:30pm: At-Home Projection Presentation and Workshop (Shirley Temple Education Studio)  An introduction to small-gauge film projection. (Film gauge is the size of film measured by width in millimeters. Common home movie gauges include 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm.) Participants learn the history and significance of 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm film formats, and gain experience projecting small-gauge films themselves.

1pm –3:30pm:Tactile Filmmaking Workshop (Shirley Temple Education Studio)
Participants learn how to make "cameraless" films with simple tools like markers, hole-punchers, paint, and more. All the pieces are spliced together and the resulting community-created film is projected. Other fun all-ages activities like button-making and keychain-making are available. Popcorn and prizes for all!

4pm – 5pm: Behind the Scenes: Home Movies from the Academy Film Archive (Ted Mann Theater)​
Highlighting varieties of cinema color and technology, the films are presented with live commentary from the Academy's film archivists along with special guest Tony Nicholas, son of Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.

Home Movie Day is a free event and does not include General Admission to the museum. General Admission tickets are available by purchase in advance or in-person at the Winkler Welcome Center. Museum admission is free for youth ages 17 and under.​

Capacity is limited.