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THE ILLADELPHIA GLOW 5 Questions for Filmmaker: Mister Mann Frisby
I got a chance to screen The Illadelphia Glow (short film). First off, I really appreciate anytime black sci-fi is on the table. Although, this film doesn’t play out with a comicbook or supernatural tone. It’s grounded in reality. It just so happens the lead character, high school teacher Winston Ligon (Aundre Dean) has a special talent, where it’s not so much that he doesn’t know how to control it, but rather he doesn’t know what to do with it. A mysterious guide (Jacinth Headlam) comes into his life, but she’s one of those tough love type of entities that’s not gonna make it easy for a hero. Much of…
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5 Questions for Philly Filmmaker – Adam Lippe
Synopsis: On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia. The infected victims, crazed by dehydration, begin attacking other residents of the neighborhood in gruesome ways. When the military is brought in to contain the situation, but realize they can’t come up with a vaccine quickly enough, they fence off the area and let everyone die.