Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 7:00pm

Last April, the Lightbox Film Center screened a unique program of video called I BELONGED TO THE BLANK GENERATION: PHILLY'S EARLY PUNK/NEW WAVE SCENE ON SCREEN. Timed to compliment a much talked about photography exhibition documenting the same subject, the event was tremendously successful, with an audience of over 350.

However, it seems there were still a lot of people that either were not able to attend or did not hear about it in time, because there have since been MANY requests for the program to be repeated. That will happen -- for one time only -- on Wednesday, December 17.

In addition to rare video, the Lightbox event will also include a slide show presented by Jay Schwartz (of Secret Cinema), featuring rare images and first-hand stories about how he came to shoot intimate, close-up still photography of a sweaty and loud underground music scene. (These photos were showcased earlier this year in a gallery exhibition; see below*.)

There will be one complete screening at 7:00 pm. Admission is $14.00, $12.00 for students and seniors, and $8.00 for members.

The centerpiece of the screening is a previously unseen 25-minute documentary shot at Philly's Artemis nightclub, featuring very early footage of L.A. band X, storied WXPN d.j. Lee Paris, and club owner David Carroll. Also shown will be Super 8 footage of the Cramps at the Hot Club, rock videos and TV appearances from early local bands, and more. The material shown will span the years 1977 through 1980 -- the period when Philadelphia's legendary venue the Hot Club dominated punk and new wave music locally.