The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives (2025)
The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives follows a mobile archiving center in a cargo trailer as it crosses the Midwest to digitize the VHS tapes of LGBTQ+ folks living in Middle America. In real-time digitizing sessions, people watch their own histories as they are being preserved, and reveal a look into queer life in the Bible Belt since the 1980s. This film takes a road trip through the past into the present, and gives us a glimpse of what an ever-expanding queer archive looks like in the future.
Director: Brydie O'Connor
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 14 min
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Cast
- Kendell Harbin - Self
Music: Taul Katz
Cinematography: Sarah Simka Jaffe
Editing: Brydie O'Connor, Sean Weiner
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives about?
- The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives follows a mobile archiving center in a cargo trailer as it crosses the Midwest to digitize the VHS tapes of LGBTQ+ folks living in Middle America. In real-time digitizing sessions, people watch their own histories as they are being preserved, and reveal a look into queer life in the Bible Belt since the 1980s. This film takes a road trip through the past into the present, and gives us a glimpse of what an ever-expanding queer archive looks like in the future.
- Who directed The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?
- The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives was directed by Brydie O'Connor.
- Who stars in The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?
- The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives stars Kendell Harbin.
- How long is The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?
- The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).
- What genre is The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?
- The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives is a Documentary film.