BY ANDRE CHERRY 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. For visual storytellers seeking the right resources to create their next video project, the 5 Shorts Project is...
BY ARTA BARZANJI 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. The year 2023 already had a strong start as far as...
BY ANDRE CHERRY 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. For more than 40 years, local cinephiles seeking an alternative to mainstream films have frequented Lightbox Film Center...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Jasmine Lynea is a Philadelphian film director and writer. Known for her colorful and experimental work, Lynea says she aims to “redesign familiar...
BY ARTA BARZANJI 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. With the arrival of a new calendar year comes a fresh...
BY ANDRE CHERRY 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. Philadelphia is home to a diverse Latinx creative community. Ritmo Lab is a music, arts and cultural production...
BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON As the year comes to a close, the cinéSPEAK team and community have reflected on all we’ve done in the last 12 months. We held screenings all over West Philly: in the Rotunda, at Bartram’s Garden, Pentridge Station, and Clark Park. We premiered...
BY ARTA BARZANJI The 15th Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the third-largest film festival of its kind in the country, took place from November 3-13. The festival was part virtual, part in-person, and the lineup included a variety of narrative and documentary features, panel discussions,...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Xenia Matthews is an innovative film and visual artist making highly saturated hybrid films that stimulate the senses. Her films are influenced by...
BY ANDRE CHERRY PhillyCAM celebrated the sixth annual Community Media Day on October 20 with a day’s worth of special programming. PhillyCAM is the non-profit designated by the City of Philadelphia to operate its public access television network (Xfinity 66/966 and Verizon Fios 29/30). Public access...