Philly Spotlight
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IndieGoGo Campaign – DELLA CAN FLY – Filmmaker Jasmine Lynea
Della Can Fly! is a retro-futuristic folktale short film set in the early 2000s. In hopes of reuniting with his long-lost sister, an 80-something-year-old man needs to prove to his skeptical family that she flew away. With the help of his grieving 10-year-old great niece, they rectify the family proving it to be true. The film explores themes of memory, overcoming grief, discovery, and the hidden magic within everyday life.
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SIFTMedia 215 GOOD GRIEF Film Project – July 31, 2024
SIFTMedia 215 Collective will screen 8 short films: GOOD GRIEF FILM PROJECT. These films stem from GRIEF, LOSS, AND GOOD GAINS: An Intensive Poetry Workshop w/ Ursula Rucker held in January 2024. 18 attendees worked with Ursula for 3 days to discuss, share and offer some healing around grief of all kinds. Culminating in the creation of Memoir Poetry…
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BlackStar Film Festival Aug 1-4, 2024 – Coverage
13th Annual BlackStar Coverage 2024. It was great in my neighborhood of West Philly for years, but when BSFF moved into Center City last year, I think I like it better. It just gives it more of a big festival shine. And the Kimmel Center is a sweet hangout spot in between screenings...
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17th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
As always, PIFF (Philadelphia Independent Film Festival) running May 8-11, 2024 has a ton in store for the 4 day Film Festival. Starting with opening night film ONE ONE ASKED YOUR a documentary by Ruth Leitman, which follows The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead on her 2017 “Vagical Mystery Tour...
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Philadelphia-based award-winning feature documentary A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE premieres on PBS this Thursday March 28th!
The film opens “Liberated Lives,” WORLD's new collection of films that centers on the stories of incarcerated people and returning citizens. These documentaries offer a kaleidoscopic look at how the carceral system ripples through families and communities.
