SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER INC
Programs
Community Arts Engagement Programs
SCRIBE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SPECIAL LEARNING SESSIONS WITH NATIONALLY KNOWN VIDEOMAKERS, DIGITAL MEDIA ARTISTS AND AUDIO PRODUCERS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED ON- LINE USING CROWDCAST AND ZOOM, AS WELL AS AT LIMITED CAPACITY IN-PERSON. WE CONTINUED OUR SCREENING SERIES, PRODUCERS' FORUM, STORYVILLE AND BODY OF WORK. ONE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON INCLUDED A RETROSPECTIVE OF THE WORK OF CAMILLE BILLOPS AND JAMES HATCH. THE SCREENING INCLUDE A SHOWING OF FINDING CHRISTA, WHICH BILLOPS DIRECTED WITH HATCH, THAT DOCUMENTED HER REUNION WITH HER DAUGHTER AFTER 20 YEARS AND WON AN AWARD AT THE 1992 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. WE HELD SCREENINGS OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FILMS IN OUR STORYVILLE SERIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED PROGRAMMING FROM THE NEW NEGRESS SOCIETY AND A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE WORKS FROM THE REEL BLACK ARCHIVES. WE PRESENTED STREET MOVIES AN OUTDOOR SCREENING SERIES OF FAMILY FRIENDLY INDEPENDENT FILMS PRESENTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE REGION. WE WORKED IN 12 COMMUNITIES INCLUDING WEST PHILLY, SOUTH PHILLY, NORTH PHILLY, GERMANTOWN, WEST OAK LANE, AND CAMDEN. LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS, SUCH AS SINGER SAMANTHA RISE AND JAZZ BAND SONIC LIBERATION FRONT, OPENED THE SCREENINGS WITH ON-SITE PERFORMANCES. WE SELECTED OUR SECOND COHORT OF ORAL HISTORY CONDUCTORS TO COLLECT INTERVIEWS FOR OUR POWER POLITICS INITIATIVE, AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT THAT DOCUMENTS AND EXPLORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK AND BROWN POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1945 AND 2015. THE PROJECT HAS INVESTIGATED THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR THE WAYS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LATINX PEOPLE WORKED TO SECURE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE SHARE OF POLITICAL POWER FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY IT HAS SERVED AS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED INTERVIEWERS WHO WERE GUIDED BY JOURNALIST MENTORS (BARBARA GRANT, KAREN WARRINGTON, AND LINN WASHINGTON), TO RECORD AND DOCUMENT THE ORAL HISTORIES OF MANY BLACK AND LATINX POLITICAL LEADERS. SPEAKERS INCLUDE CECILY BANKS, DAUGHTER OF CECIL B. MOORE, PAULA PEEBLES, VETERAN PANTHER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, AND MANY MORE. THE INTERVIEWS ARE BEING SHARED WEEKLY ON WURD. WE COMPLETED A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY PROJECT FOR YOUTH PRODUCTION. OUR TEEN FILMMAKERS REFLECTED ON NEW VISIONS OF PHILADELPHIA- GRAPPLING WITH PERTINENT THEMES SUCH AS GUN VIOLENCE, DISABILITY RIGHTS, PHILADELPHIA'S UNIQUE MUSIC SCENE, AND MORE. 15 YOUTH RECRUITED FROM PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. THE WORKS PREMIERED IN ON DECEMBER 11, 2022 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART ON PENN'S CAMPUS. WE COMPLETED PRODUCTION OF ANOTHER CYCLE OF THE PRECIOUS PLACES COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT WHERE 8 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PRODUCE A COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT THAT CREATES SHORT VIDEO WORKS ON SPECIAL PLACES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. REPRESENTATIVE WORKS TOLD THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN ARDMORE, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN LOGAN, COBBS CREEK COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER IN COBBS CREEK PARK, THE FETTERSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAMDEN, NJ; MT. ZION AME CHURCH IN DEVON, PA, PINE FORGE ACADEMY IN PINE FORGE, PA, THE PYRAMID CLUB IN NORTH CENTRAL AND SULLIVAN PROGRESS PLAZA/HUMAN SERVICES CENTER IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$609.3KLocal Radio Programming Initiatives
WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMMING OFFERINGS ON WPEB 88.1FM, SCRIBE'S LOCAL RADIO STATION. WE ADD NEW BROADCASTERS MONTHLY. WE CONTINUED THE PROGRAM ARCHIVAL REVIVAL, SCRIBE'S PODCAST AND RADIO SERIES BUILT FROM UNEDITED INTERVIEWS FROM OUR 39 YEAR OLD ARCHIVE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE BROADCAST WEEKLY AND AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AS PODCASTS. THE SERIES INCLUDES EXTENDED INTERVIEWS WITH LOUISE JAMES (LATE MEMBER OF THE MOVE ORGANIZATION) AND DR. DUBOIS WILLIAMS (GRAND-DAUGHTER OF W.E.B DU BOIS). OTHER GUESTS INCLUDE CHARISSE LILLIE, AUNT CECILIA, WILSON GOODE, JULIE DASH, HERBERT APTHEKER, JOHN HENRICK CLARKE, ESTELLE JAMES, JOHN AKOMFRAH, AND VICKIE GARVIN. WE ALSO BEGAN WEST PHILADELPHIA VOICES, A FORUM TO DISCUSS POLITICAL ISSUES AND VOTING ACCESS DURING THE 2023 LOCAL ELECTION CYCLE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.9KProgram 1 [2024]
SCRIBE HELD THREE SEASONS OF PROGRAMMING DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT PERIOD. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED WORKSHOPS (MULTIWEEK, SPECIAL LEARNING SESSIONS, FILM SCHOLARS, DOCUMENTARY HISTORY PROJECT FOR YOUTH), SCREENING SERIES (PRODUCERS' FORUM, STORYVILLE, BODY OF WORK, STREET MOVIES), COMMUNITY PRODUCTION PROGRAMS (PRECIOUS PLACES, MUSLIM VOICES, TENANTS OF LENEPAHOCKING, POWER POLITICS), RADIO PROGRAMMING (ARCHIVAL REVIVAL, LOCAL BROADCASTERS, EVERY VOICE, EVERY VOTE ELECTION COVERAGE, SYNDICATED PROGRAMMING), DISTRIBUTION OF OUR NATIONAL SCREENING SERIES (WE TELL). WE ALSO SUPPORTED REGIONAL ARTISTS IN THE REGION WITH TWO REGRANTING PROGRAMS; THE PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT MEDIA FUND AND THE PHILADELPHIA STUDENT MEDIAMAKERS FUND DISTRIBUTING 95,000 PER YEAR TO GRANTEES. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, SCRIBE RE-WRITES THE MEDIA NARRATIVE THAT DEVALUES CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGION OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE DOMINANT GROUP. SCRIBE'S WORK IN CREATING ART AND DOCUMENTING CULTURE OFFERS NEW NARRATIVES AND NEW VISIONS TO PROMOTE EQUITY. THE SPECIFIC RESULTS WE ACHIEVE ARE: 1) COUNTER THE HARMFUL MASS-MEDIA-NARRATIVES IN ORDER TO HONOR THE VOICES THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS FOUND IN MAINSTREAM BOOKS, FILMS, OR MUSEUM EXHIBITS. 2) WORK WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND CURRENT-DAY-COMMUNITIES. 3) SHARE MEDIA AND TRAIN PEOPLE TO PRODUCE WORKS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE HARM, FIND VALUE IN LIVES AND CULTURES FROM OUTSIDE THE DOMINANT GROUP, AND PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE EXPERIENCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$814.8K
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