ONE FILM The Free Library of Philadelphia is pleased to announce the second year of One Film, a media literacy and film education program founded in memory of Philadelphia film aficionado Archie Perlmutter. Operating in partnership with One Book, One Philadelphia—a project of the Mayor’s Office and the Free Library of Philadelphia—One Film is a three-week program that will take place from February 18 through March 11, 2009.

By encouraging Philadelphians to watch, discuss, and study a single film, One Film aims to promote film education, library usage, and community building through dialogue and analysis. The mission of the program is to inspire community members to pursue visual literacy in their own lives and to think critically about the visual media they encounter every day.

Many innovative and informative programs designed to engage Philadelphians with film industry scholars, critics, and creative talent are already in the works. Stay tuned to find out more! One Film would like to thank its generous sponsors and supporters for their support of the Free Library and film education in Philadelphia.