The phrase “Home Movies” can strike terror in the hearts of many. Think of it: the awkward scenes from your childhood forever preserved on film by your loving parents… or the endless hours in a dimly lit basement watching reel after reel of your neighbor’s vacation.

This coming Saturday many brave Chicagoans will gather —willingly—to share their cinematic treasures with one another.

It’s all part of the Chicago Film Archives’ annual Home Movie Day, held each year at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Last year, Diane and Karl Berolzheimer donated their entire home movie collection to the Archives. Their collection consists of more than fifty movies of their family’s life from the 1930–1960s.

Karl and Diane sat down with Chicago Public Radio’s Alison Cuddy to take a look at some of the films they hadn’t seen in years, and share their memories of growing up on the city’s North Side.

The Chicago Film Archives’ Annual Home Movie Day takes place this Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center. The archive will accept and inspect films from 3–6 p.m. From 6–9 p.m. they’ll screen the movies submitted that day.

And by the way, Alison Cuddy will take over the hosting seat beginning August 31. She’ll host Eight Forty-Eight on Fridays while Gabriel Spitzer will host Monday through Thursday. You’ll hear more from both in the weeks to come, including their introductions to you as they host encore shows during the week of August 20.

Music Button: The Jonah Jones Quartet, “Serenata” from the CD Ultra Lounge 6: Rhapsodisia (Capitol records)