South Side Home Movie Project

From Swifties to cultural stewardship, Arts & Humanities Day 2025 sparks citywide conversation

Event brought UChicago scholars together with visiting artists to explore the art and ideas that are central to our lives

Five gems from the South Side Home Movie Project

The community-driven archive is marking 20 years of preservation and storytelling with an exhibition and year-long celebration

Lessons from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Renowned film historian Prof. Jacqueline Stewart returns to UChicago with new insights on film scholarship and engaging diverse audiences

Film archivist keeps Chicago families’ memories alive

Saroop Singh of UChicago’s South Side Home Movie Project sees preservation as ‘a form of grief work’

Mid-century home movies offer glimpse of Ralph H. Metcalfe’s family life

University's South Side Home Movie Project collaborates in showing home movie collections portraying mid-century Chicago