File/Life: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst Screening and Discussion

    Institute on Disabilities, College of Education and Human Development
    Jonathan stands in an attic room, gazing toward a window that bathes him in light

    Screening and discussion December 14 at Scribe Video Center.

    The Institute on Disabilities presents File/Life, a community-led creative exploration of the Pennhurst archives by seven archivists, all people with disabilities and/or family members, including two former Pennhurst residents. These community archivists share stories that made them listen, feel, imagine, and remember. In doing so, they ask the question: Can a file ever contain a life?

    The film, a co-creation between media artist María Teresa Rodríguez and the File/Life team, will be screened at Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, December 14. A discussion with the File/Life collaborators to follow. The film and more will be on view through December 21st.

    The film is audio described, open captioned, and ASL interpreted.

    Register for the December 14 File/Life screening

    Major support for File/Life: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

    Photo by Elia Lyssy