Scribe Video Center

Watch the Precious Places Livestream on WHYY! 📺⤵
February 3 & 10, 7:30 & 11PM

🎓 Episode 701, February 3rd: Philadelphia High Schools
"Beyond the Bell - A Simon Gratz High School Story" by The Cure Podcast (Nicetown-Tioga) & "Preserving the Past, Present and Future of West Philadelphia High School" by The Justice-Oriented Youth Education Lab (West Philadelphia)

Part one of this episode focuses on Simon Gratz High School, where a group of educators created a culture of care to intervene in the impacts of gun violence on the student body. Part two explores the history of West Philadelphia High School, which today cultivates a very active community of esteemed alumni.

Watch with us tonight, Feb 3 @ 7:30 & 11PM on WHYY-TV (channel 12) or via the livestream linked in our bio. Episode 702: Housing Issues in Philadelphia will broadcast on Feb 10 at the same times.

✨Happy Black History Month!✨

Join us this February for an exciting lineup of screenings at Scribe that center Black love, strength, and self-empowerment.

THIS Friday, Feb 6, 7:00pm
✊🏽 “For Venida, For Kalief” by Sisa Bueno
A bold reimagining of criminal justice storytelling, while revealing how an individual’s life—and afterlife—can transcend boundaries to ignite social and cultural change once thought unattainable.

Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM
🎥 Muslim Voices of Newark
Showcasing two short films from our Muslim Voices program highlighting African American Muslims in America, “The Coalition” by Bibi Stewart and “Muslims of Hunterdon Street” by Dr. Kalenah Witcher

Wed, Feb 25 - Fri Feb 27
🎞️ Body of Work: Yvonne Welbon
We are pleased to welcome back award-winning filmmaker, author, and cultural historian Yvonne Welbon for a three-day Body of Work retrospective of her work that spans more than three decades of groundbreaking political and personal filmmaking.

The series offers an intimate opportunity to experience films that helped shape Black feminist cinema, q***r documentary practices, and the preservation of marginalized film histories.

Register today at SCRIBE.ORG/SCREENINGS. Door open at 6:45pm, screenings start at 7:00pm with Q&A with filmmakers to follow.