Philly Spotlight
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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…
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TILL (Story of Emmett Till) Interview w/ Dir Chinonye Chukwu
The movie centers around Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley played with stunning truth and clarity by Danielle Deadwyler...
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28th Annual FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2025
The 28th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia takes place May 16-18, 2025 - Here's 5 Questions video interviews with some of the filmmakers...
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Q&A ERIKA ALEXANDER in Philly (Phila Film Soc)
Erika Alexander is an actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist (Color Farm Impact) best known for her role as Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom LIVING SINGLE (1993–1998). And most recently, her role in Cord Jefferson's Oscar Winning movie AMERICAN FICTION...
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NAACP Hollywood Bureau – BE IN THE BIZ Symposium Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
This program seeks to find talent where they live. Our intention is to make "Hollywood" accessible to creatives across the country. First Stop Philly!
