BY ANDRE CHERRY Content Warning: This article contains mention of sexual assault. On September 28, 2023, Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) presents a Local Filmmaker Showcase for the second year in person. IPMF was founded in 2019 and utilizes grants and other programs to help support artists...
BY GISSELLE I PALOMERA Content warning: this article contains references to sexual violence. French actress Maria-Hélène Schneider was only 19 years old when she got her big shot appearing on the big screen alongside one of the most influential actors of the time, in a movie that...
BY ERICK BARRAGÁN RAMÍREZ Founded in December 2018, Esperanza Arts Center (EAC)—also known as Teatro Esperanza—is a space for the Hispanic and Latine community in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia, providing an accessible platform for movies, concerts, and plays, allowing the community to...
BY IREASHIA BENNETT August marks the start of Scribe Video Center’s annual Street Movies! program. Returning for the 26th year, the nine-week pop-up short film program spans across neighborhoods and community gardens around Philadelphia and New Jersey. From August 10 until August 26, Scribe Video Center...
BY GABE CASTRO The 12th annual BlackStar Film Festival, dedicated to uplifting visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous media creators, returns from August 2 to August 6, 2023. With new venues, 93 films representing 31 countries, revamped live programming, and amplified Philly creativity, the festival ensures there’s...
BY C.M. CROCKFORD Even the most jawn-centric, born and raised Philadelphia resident, if asked, might dismissively condense the city’s filmmaking history into a few famous titles. Philadelphia, of course, then there’s the Rocky series, M. Night Shyamalan…oh, and Blow Out, right? The Fourth of July scene?...
BY KELSEY BROWN Despite the documentary Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn opening with Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta in a suit, filmmaker Tim Harris is adamant it is more than a political film. While the film follows Kenyatta’s historic journey as the first openly gay...
BY C.M. CROCKFORD On May 12, 2023, Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Philadelphia Local union members picketed the looming Comcast Center downtown for three hours with signs and chants in support of the...
BY EMILY NEIL The story of cinéSPEAK can be told in terms of its linear history: it was founded in Philadelphia in 2013 by Sarah Mueller, and has grown over the past 10 years to reach more than 10,000 audience members, screening nearly 200 films throughout...