In Memoriam is a short documentary about the abandonment and ongoing restoration of Mount Moriah Cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia. Mount Moriah is a sprawling, pastoral cemetery with 380 acres of grave plots on the outskirts of the city.
The film presents in depth information regarding the cemetery’s history from its genesis in 1855 to its gradual decay and eventual abandonment in 2011. But it also highlights the people who are still invested in Mount Moriah’s continuance and the preservation of the plots of their buried beloveds. In Memoriam asks its audience to ponder what it means to remember someone, even after they are long gone.
Watch it on TUTV Friday, March 14 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m.
This program was created by Temple students Courtney Coombs, Azsa Jenkins, Rachel Kerr, Lisa Levonian and Allie Serabo for Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston’s Production class. To learn more about the film, visit their Facebook page.
What does it mean to remember someone?
In Memoriam is a short documentary about the abandonment and ongoing restoration of Mount Moriah Cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia. Mount Moriah is a sprawling, pastoral cemetery with 380 acres of grave plots on the outskirts of the city.
The film presents in depth information regarding the cemetery’s history from its genesis in 1855 to its gradual decay and eventual abandonment in 2011. But it also highlights the people who are still invested in Mount Moriah’s continuance and the preservation of the plots of their buried beloveds. In Memoriam asks its audience to ponder what it means to remember someone, even after they are long gone.
Watch it on TUTV Friday, March 14 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m.
This program was created by Temple students Courtney Coombs, Azsa Jenkins, Rachel Kerr, Lisa Levonian and Allie Serabo for Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston’s Production class. To learn more about the film, visit their Facebook page.