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5 QUESTIONS FOR FILMMAKER LESLIE RIVERA ————— Papi Ramirez vs Giant Scorpions
Tinsel & Tine's 5 Questions Series continues with an old friend, Leslie Rivera, Les and I met at a screenwriting class, at the University of the Arts, a ways back, I'm not gonna say how long. We reconnected in the last 2 or 3 years on social media. Les is a Puerto Rico born writer/director/producer who has, since we met, made a number of low budget independent short films and documentaries,
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BLACK OWNED MAKER SHOP TRUNC IN NORTHERN LIBERTIES REOPENS
Aversa PR News Philadelphia’s only black-owned, veteran owned and female-owned maker spaces and retail shops TRUNC (929 N. 2nd St), is back open for business and hosting a special fundraiser for The Colored Girls Museum. Hours Fridays to Sundays, from Noon to 5:00pm, with a ten person shopping limit, masks required, ample hand sanitizer on hand and other precautions. The store opened in 2018 and after a full year of sales in 2019, was set to have a record year in 2020 when the global pandemic shut down all retail shops in March. After months of being closed, retail shops like Trunc are back open and opening again in Northern…
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Free Philly Drive-In Halloween Themed Movies
Film Schedule Wednesday, September 30 5:30PM Hotel Transylvania (PG) Friday, October 2 5:30PM Hotel Transylvania (PG) 9:00PM Get Out (R) *LATE NIGHT SCREENING* Wednesday, October 7 5:30PM Edward Scissorhands (PG-13) Friday, October 9 5:30PM Edward Scissorhands (PG-13) —FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE 10/8 @ 10AM— Wednesday, October 14 5:30PM Hocus Pocus (PG) Friday, October 16 5:30PM Hocus Pocus (PG) 9:00PM Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) *LATE NIGHT SCREENING* Wednesday, October 21 5:30PM Ghostbusters (PG) Friday, October 23 5:30PM Ghostbusters (PG) —FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE 10/22 @ 10AM— Wednesday, October 28 5:30PM Beetlejuice (PG) Friday, October 30 5:30PM Beetlejuice (PG) 9:00PM Halloween II (1981, R) *LATE NIGHT SCREENING* REGISTER FOR TICKETS All tickets to…
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Philadelphia Environmental (Virtual) Film Festival 2020
13 curated programs and 50 films available to watch from Sept. 23-27! The Full lineup of all screenings, including filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions Twitter Updates during the Fest 🐝Check out our one-day-only viewing of Honeyland until midnight!🐝 The film follows the last female bee-hunter in Europe whose peaceful existence in the remote mountains of Macedonia is threatened when a family of nomadic beekeepers moves in next door.➡️ https://t.co/i4TwooOdg1 pic.twitter.com/5GVdyxnLEn — PhilaEnviroFilmFest (@PhilEnvFilmFest) September 25, 2020 Check out this great festival! YVFP’s award-winning #WordsHavePower film screens Sunday, Sept. 27. The film documents the inspiring story of 10 yr-old Jaysa Hunter Mellers fight for #environmentaljustice in her hometown of Bridgeport, CT. https://t.co/dFZjEUcmHV…
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LUNAFEST |GOTR Virtual Film Festival 2020
A virtual benefit for Girls on the Run Philadelphia Thursday, October 1, 20207:00pm – 9:00pmincludes admission to live Zoom event, film screening link active for 24 hours, and virtual goodie bag Tickets: $15 The 2020 Season features seven short films with a total program running time of 96 minutes. Films are not rated, but we suggest age 14+ for this Season’s lineup. Click here to see the full line-up! The Program Our program will start at 7:00pm with remarks from GOTR staff, sponsors, and film industry veterans. Then the audience will watch the films via a custom Video link while participating in live commentary on Zoom. Can’t join at the event date and…
