Event Film and Video Screenings "Wings" (Paramount, 1927)

Date and Location

  • When: Friday, January 20, 2023

    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST

  • Where: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Packard Campus Theater

    19053 Mount Pony Road, Culpeper, VA 22701-7551

All Packard Campus screenings are free and seating is on a walk-in basis. Learn more about the Packard Campus Theater

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

Join us at the Packard Campus Theater for a showing of the film, "Wings" (Paramount, 1927).

Carla Bow and Charles “Buddy” Rogers star in a love story set during the Great War.  Director William Wellman, who flew in WWI, expertly balanced the love story and the action sequences.  The film won the first Oscar for Best Picture. B&W, 111 minutes.  Added  to the NFR in 1997.  Silent with musical accompaniment by Ben Model.

Programs are free and open to the public. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted. 

Wearing face masks is recommended as the theater will open to 100% capacity. Patrons must go through an “airport style” security check, and no large parcels, purses or backpacks are permitted. 

The Packard Campus is located at 19053 Mount Pony Road in Culpeper, Virginia. Access to the campus parking lot begins one hour before show time, entrance into the building begins 45 minutes before the show, and the theater opens for seating 30 minutes before the curtain. Please do not arrive early and queue at the Packard Campus gate.