Philly Spotlight
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12th Annual BlackStar Film Festival Coverage August 2-6
Once again we went through the film programming process with a brilliant group of curators, makers, and thinkers. At this year’s festival we will explore wide-ranging and urgent themes, from queer futures in cinema to climate justice and resistance to land theft...
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5 Questions for Filmmakers Alexis Neophytides and Andres “Jay” Molina – FIRE THROUGH DRY GRASS
But instead of history repeating itself on this tiny island with a dark history of institutional neglect and abandonment, Fire Through Dry Grass shows these disabled Black and Brown artists refusing to be abused, confined, erased.
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5 Questions for Filmmakers M. Asli Dukan & Nikki Harmon – SUNDOWN ROAD
5 Questions for Indie Filmmakers series continues with M. Asli Dukan and Nikki Harmon for SUNDOWN ROAD - When three college students get stuck on an isolated road, they soon find themselves in all too familiar territory....
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5 Questions for LeAnn Erickson – I (HEART)
JACK LALANNE: A CARTOON MEMOIR (PFF31)Orig Post: 9/16/22 - I (heart) Jack Lalanne: A Cartoon Memoir uses animation and a memoir structure to weave a comedic and dramatic coming out story. Employing a playful visual aesthetic and humorous tone, the film tackles serious issues, including coming out as gay in a less tolerant era...
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PIFF16 – 5 Questions for Adi Jahic – THINGS WE LIKE & Amanda Jane Stern PERFECTLY GOOD MOMENT
Originally posted 5/5/23 - The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival runs May 16-20, 2023. Here's 2 Filmmaker Interviews for my 5 Questions series...
