Special Screening: FILE/LIFE: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst
Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEach person at Pennhurst had a File. Each person at Pennhurst had a Life.File/Life is a community-led exploration of the Pennhurst archives produced by the Insitute on Disabilities, Temple University, CEHD. Seven archivists (all people with disabilities and/or family members) share stories from the archives that made them listen, feel, imagine, and remember. In doing so, they ask the question: Can a file ever contain a life? Stories are told through a variety of mediums, including short films of varying artistic styles, that together create an hour-long, deeply personal, visual, and aural exploration of the archives.The film is a co-creation