[Neasis-l] Call for submissions: archivist home movies

[NEA Announcements]

John Waters has said that there's no such thing as a bad home movie.

But you don't need to tell that to a bunch of archivists. We all know how
much home movies and amateur films are an important aspect to documenting
everyday life and our cultural history. To celebrate these unique films
found in countless archival collections across New England, NEA will
host a Home
Movie Day <http://www.centerforhomemovies.org/attend/> screening and
discussion during the NEA Spring 2016 Meeting led by Liz Coffey, Film
Conservator at Harvard Film Archive.

We are asking NEA members to submit either personal family home movies or
else amateur films/home movies from archival institution's collections.
Formats accepted: 8mm, super 8, super 8 sound, 16mm, VHS, DVD, digital
files (playable via laptop). And please note: all films will be handled by
archivists and returned with care.

If you wish to submit a film or video for this unique event, please
complete a submission form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XgdEg3CLpO0xg7auP_ACbBF1iFI_DVJEjjec3uCplIg/viewform>
for consideration before January 15, 2016. Any questions, please contact
John Campopiano (jcampopiano at gmail.com).


To quote Mr. Waters again: Home Movie Day is an orgy of self-discovery, a
chance for family memories to suddenly become show business. If you’ve got
one, whip it out and show it now.

New England Archivists
Communications Committee
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