This year’s Community Fest: The Archives is inspired by the archival material documenting Mattress Factory’s founding in the 1970s as an artist-centered DIY creative space. In collaboration with Pittsburgh Sound and Image, Community Fest will showcase a selection of 16mm and digital films created primarily by Pittsburgh artists and community members.
At Community Fest, Pittsburgh Sound + Image will present Open Archives, five hours of continuous, interactive moving image madness! Featuring a media archaeological playground with 16mm, Super 8, filmstrips, 35mm slides, original artworks, and more. This playful, tactilely rich happening invites all attendees to put their hands on all the films and gear!
Also screening at the event:
-Short films by Tippi Comden with live score by Gina Gory
-Short films by Natalka Voslakov with live score by I4A
-Spang’s First Century: A Record of the Past
