Weekend Short Cuts: Los Angeles Home Movies

On weekend afternoons this summer, visitors can experience a curated selection of home movies filmed in and around Los Angeles in the state-of-the-art David Geffen Theater (DGT) with the purchase of a museum general admission ticket.

Home movies are an essential part of our moving image heritage. The Academy Film Archive collects and conserves home movies, making them accessible to researchers, filmmakers, and the public. The Archive holds thousands of amateur and personal reels of diverse content, with emphasis on the motion picture industry, underrepresented communities, and Southern California.

Throughout the 20th century, home movie filmmakers captured Los Angeles neighborhoods, landmarks, people, and events with their cameras. From the construction of Los Angeles City Hall in the 1920s to a backyard barbeque near Leimert Park in the 1970s, the films in this program offer a spirited tour around the Southland.