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...
BY RASHEED Z. AJAMU Sarah Mueller once worked at TLA Video on Locust Street, a video store that specialized in renting arthouse cinema films. With the combination of the store closing in 2011, Netflix’s DVD program which pushed video rental stores out of business, and Netflix...
BY MARIAM DEMBELE Big Picture Alliance’s annual fundraising event, Fund Film Futures, will return for a second year on Thursday, November 30, 2023. This year’s event will feature a VIP mixer, a silent auction, performances, screenings, and an awards presentation. Aleks Martray, the executive director of Big...
BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON Representing the cinéSPEAK Journal, I had the opportunity to attend the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) opening night screening of Above and Below the Ground and Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia. As Managing Editor, it feels important 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. The behind-the-scenes (BTS) photography of a film gives us a peek behind the veil of the filmmaking process. The fourth wall is broken...
With the upcoming Philadelphia municipal elections on November 7, 2023, local artists and creatives reflect on their hopes for the arts and culture sector in the city....