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TO A LAND UNKNOWN – Opening Philly July 25th
It explores the journey of Palestinian refugees Chatila and Reda, who are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late....
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NORTH PHILADELPHIA HISTORY FESTIVAL July 24-27, 2025
A four-day celebration of Black and Puerto Rican history and culture featuring photo exhibitions, visual installations, film screenings, panel discussions, a walking tour, and live performances. All events are free and open to the public...
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Slutty, Zaddy, Dancing, Monkey, Alien & Bob
#MiniMovieReviews Extravaganza 28 - fun, engaging, personal, bite size reviews for Jurassic World Rebirth, Materialist, Life of Chuck, Sunlight, Thunderbolts, Lilo & Stitch
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PHLAFF -Mexican Filmmaker Carlos Meléndez
The PHILADELPHIA LATINO ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL produces events and screenings from May 25 – July 6, 2025. Sadly, I only managed to get to one event, and missed the intended screening entirely. I wasn’t aware there were two PHLAFF rooms at Fleisher Art Memorial going on at the same time, one upstairs and one downstairs. By the time I asked someone when would Meléndez horror shorts play? I had missed them screening upstairs. But I got there in time to hear his Talkback moderated by my new friend, Erick Barragán Ramírez of CINEPAMINA. Click Image to hear excerpts…
