The 28th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia May 16-18, 2025 will take place at PFS Bourse (400 Ranstead St Philadelphia PA.)

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ALL- ACCESS PASS FOR YOU & A FRIEND

FirstGlance is giving away A Pair of All-Access Passes to a lucky Tinsel & Tine Winner – See as many films as you wish during what used to be a Fall Fest and is Now taking place in the Spring – May 16-18th screening at PFS Bourse Theater. Passes also admit you into the Opening Night Party!

CONTEST ENDS Saturday, May 10, 2025 11:59pm

Terms and Conditions: Contest is Open to anyone wanting to attend The 28th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival. No Transportation provided. No Purchase Necessary to Enter. Must be 18 years of age to enter. The festival passes are non-transferrable, possess no resale value. Does Not include Food/Drink or Swag. Contest Open to Tinsel & Tine Subscribers and Non-Subscribers. Winners are chosen randomly from entries. Tinsel & Tine collects email addresses for Subscriber List. Tinsel & Tine (LeAnne Lindsay) assumes no responsibility or liability resulting in participation of this contest. Tinsel & Tine (LeAnne Lindsay) is not financially compensated for any promotion related to this contest.

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5 Questions for FIRSTGLANCE INDIE FILMMAKERS 2025

Once all the official film selections have been chosen, the directors of FirstGlance Andrea DiFabio and Bill Ostroff send word to the filmmakers to contact Tinsel & Tine if they’d like to participate in our
5 Questions Series …

5 Questions for Director Tony Lawton

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TRAILER | Website: Goldfish

Screening: Friday, May 16th 7:45pm (PFS Bourse) – Tickets

Film Synopsis: Albert embarks on an odyssey, leaving home for his first semester at an elite college. There, he must navigate through his poverty and shame, his talent and ambition, his gambling-addicted father, and falling in love with a rich girl. What will he keep? What will he throw away?

5 Questions for Writer/Director Noah Salzman

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@Clockedfilm @Noahsalz_ (Instagram)

Screening: Sunday, May 18th 4:15pm (PFS Bourse) – Tickets

Film Synopsis: In Florida-based filmmaker Noah Salzman’s raw, emotional debut feature, Adolfo Rivera (Germain Arroyo) is an 18-year-old, undefeated boxer from a conservative Catholic family in Miami. Adolfo’s love for this tight knit-knit family is apparent, not just in their time spent together, but in the bruises and broken bones they are willing to endure time and time again in order to help the family pay their bills. While Adolfo may be remarkably talented in the ring, the family’s dreams for their devoted son are far different from what Adolfo has in mind. Adolfo is secretly saving their winnings for the biggest fight of their life; self-acceptance in their desire to transition into a woman. The local drag scene becomes a fortuitous, vibrant sanctuary for Adolfo on this journey of self-acceptance that is forged in blood, sweat and sequins.

Filmmaker Jill Frechie & John Ricciutti

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Vimeo | Main Line TV

Screening: Friday, May 16th 5:00pm (PFS Bourse) – Tickets

Discover the Blues at Jamey’s House of Music with candid interviews and music vignettes about a local blues club highlighting the Philadelphia slave connection with a singer/harmonica player and historian. WORLD PREMIERE