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The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives

202514mBrydie O'Connor

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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.

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What is The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives (2025) 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…

Who stars in The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?

The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives stars Kendell Harbin (Self). The film was directed by Brydie O'Connor.

How long is The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives?

The Roaming Center for Magnetic Alternatives has a runtime of 14 min and premiered in 2025.

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