BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON Please refer to the official websites for events to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about ticketing, reservations, delays, re-scheduling, cancellations, and other guest policies for venues, including relevant COVID-19 requirements. Inclusion in the Philadelphia Monthly Arts Round-Up does not signify...
BY ERICK BARRAGÁN RAMÍREZ The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Organization Spotlight highlighting a local film or moving image focused organization, business, or collective doing unique and impactful work. Created by the Movement Alliance Project in 2017, People's Media Record is an archive and repository for...
BY IREASHIA BENNETT The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Vibrant. Visceral. Emotive. Passionate. These words come to mind when describing Jamaican-American filmmaker and artist Tshay’s still and moving image work. Originally from...
BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR This past year, the cinéSPEAK Journal worked to put together an editorial slate that reflects the key issues affecting our local community. We had a lot of exciting updates, including a new column and a new cohort of Philly Beat Fellows. We are...
Please refer to the official websites for events to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about ticketing, reservations, delays, re-scheduling, cancellations, and other guest policies for venues, including relevant COVID-19 requirements. Inclusion in the Philadelphia Monthly Arts Round-Up does not signify cinéSPEAK’s endorsement...
BY IREASHIA BENNETT The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Tommy Butler is a director, writer, and instructor whose recent narrative film, The World Takes, tackles nuanced issues such as class, fragility, and...
BY GABE CASTRO This article is part of a column by Gabe Castro called "Reel Impact: From Screens to Streets." The column explores contemporary film through conversations with Philadelphia-area community members and organizers. “Like the dandelion we are ever resilient. We are ever resilient and healing. We...
BY ERICK BARRAGÁN RAMÍREZ The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Organization Spotlight highlighting a local film or moving image focused organization, business, or collective doing unique and impactful work. NO EVIL EYE CINEMA (NEEC) was created by filmmaker, educator, and artist Ingrid Raphaël and the independent...
BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON Please refer to the official websites for events to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about ticketing, reservations, delays, re-scheduling, cancellations, and other guest policies for venues, including relevant COVID-19 requirements. Inclusion in the Philadelphia Monthly Arts Round-Up does not signify...
BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR The Lenfest Institute for Journalism hosted the 2023 Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit on Monday, November 13, and Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The third annual summit was an opportunity to have open conversations about how to build equity in the Philadelphia journalism ecosystem. Representing the...