Join experimental filmmaker, film collector, and analog media historian Tom Whiteside for his first-ever coffee talk at PHOTO FARM. Tom takes us through an idiosyncratic discussion and demonstration of unusual photographic formats and gadgets, both still and moving, that were once common but are not widely used or understood today. This journey through history includes stereoscopy, flipbooks, magic lanterns, the Kodak Autographic camera, various home movie formats, the Minox and other subminiatures, microscopic photographs, Polaroids, Polavision, Pixelvision, and more. The morning includes hands-on inspection of several of these devices and images that they made, plus a display of "Bonne Fete," a unique 35mm slide presentation.

Tom has been creating and presenting film programs under the Durham Cinematheque moniker since 1991. His work has been exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Black Maria Film Festival, and many other venues. He was a Visiting Artist in the North Carolina Community College system and taught silent film history at Duke. Tom lives in Hillsborough where he currently runs Eno House Movie Nights.

One RSVP per vehicle is required; each individual in the vehicle does not have to RSVP separately. Parking is finite; please carpool. There is a $10 minimum charge for each reservation, but please consider contributing more! Bring your own mug, coffee is provided.