11 June at 18:30, Cirko-Gejzír Cinema, Budapest

In the next five months, Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography will present a monthly film series at Cirko-Gejzír Cinema in Budapest, featuring works that have rarely, or never, been screened in Hungary. Each film examines everyday camera use, image-making practices, and the relationships people maintain with lens-based media across the mundane, the personal, and the political.

Our next film in June is the experimental documentary titled ‘The Family Album’ by American independent filmmaker Alan Berliner. The film is constructed from an extensive archive of rare 16mm home movies dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. These clips serve as vivid and intimate records of American everyday life and vernacular culture, captured through the personal perspective of amateur filmmakers.

The film will be screened three times in English, with Hungarian subtitles. Before the screening, a short video essay will be shown, contextualising the film.

First screening: June 11, 18:30
Two additional screenings will be announced soon.

Tickets can be purchased at this link.
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Eidolon Club

Our goal is to offer fresh perspectives and networking opportunities centred around the appreciation of vernacular imagery. Eidolon Club’s monthly event series invites our Budapest-based community to explore new dimensions and challenge traditional perceptions of visual culture. 

Through curated programs, film screenings, workshops, talk events, and guided tours hosted at various venues, Eidolon Club provides a platform for enthusiasts, professionals, students, and curious individuals to come together and celebrate the most ubiquitous, ever-present, wide-ranging form of visual communication of the last two centuries.

The film screening events are realised with the support of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary.