Special guest: Tony Nicholas, son of Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.

Home movies are vital treasures that help tell the story of moving images. The Academy Film Archive collects and conserves thousands of personal films, focusing on material that broadens perspectives of the motion picture industry, highlights communities underrepresented in mainstream cinema, and documents places and events in Southern California. These unique histories are accessible to researchers, filmmakers, and the public.

To celebrate home movies, this playful program from the museum and archive offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Hollywood professionals who embraced the home movie hobby. Featuring moments documented by filmmakers between the years of 1928 and 1955 on 8mm and 16mm cameras, the footage captured will have us sailing to Catalina Island with actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, road-tripping to San Francisco with cinematographer James Wong Howe, waterskiing with aqua-musical star Esther Williams, visiting the set of a rare homemade narrative featuring the Nicholas Brothers and the Dandridge Sisters, and more!

The program will be introduced by Academy Museum Film Education Manager Tuni Chatterji and feature live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla, as well as live commentary by the Academy's film archivists along with special guest Tony Nicholas, son of Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.

Programmed by Lynne Kirste. All home movies courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. Total program runtime: 55 min. DCP.

This screening is part of Celebrating Home Movies at the Academy Museum, which is a free event and does not require a ticket. General Admission to the museum is not included, however General Admission tickets are available by purchase in advance or in-person at the Winkler Welcome Center. Capacity is limited!