Posts in 'Film'

In "A Blatino First Date," a teenager of mixed Black and Latino heritage is driven on his first date by his middle-aged Black father. However, at the end of the night, his attempt at a teenage rite of passage will be overshadowed by the intersecting crises of the U.S. healthcare system and ICE.

"Queer Memoirs: Volume 2 – The Party" continues a few months after the events of Volume 1. The friend group, still grappling with the fallout from a friendship breakup, comes together to celebrate Chilles' 27th birthday.

"4Her" follows a young Haitian woman who, fixated on her parents’ fractured past, must confront the weight she’s carried for years before it destroys the most important relationship she's nurturing, the relationship to herself.

"Barrio Television" tells the story of Puerto Rican activists who, in a fight for authentic stories and media power, created "Realidades," the first bilingual Latino series in U.S. history.

In "Food for the Soul," a first-generation Nigerian-American and her Black-American partner must decide between being true to themselves or trying to live up to their families’ expectations.

"Achegety Yvy / Earth Alphabet" is an experimental film where an artist weaves ancestral knowledge and words from the Guaraní language to create a landscape of ideas to explore her relationship to her homeland and culture despite the distance created by childhood immigration.

"War DoctoRyan: Ukraine" gives viewers access to Unit 25, a hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, for soldiers evacuated from the war frontlines. The film follows doctors Maksym, Lyosha, and Eugene as they fight to save lives while undermanned, under-resourced, and under enemy attack.

To support the creation of short video and audio that highlights the stories and efforts of immigrant individuals, families, and rapid response teams in Montgomery County and Philadelphia.

To support the online edition of the “Late(ish) Poetry Show,” which seeks to develop and amplify the work of poets who personalize, document, and resist the cultural and material impacts of fascism.

To support the “With All Due Respect Campaign,” a worker-led fight to regulate Philadelphia’s temporary workers industry and amplify the voices of Black and formerly incarcerated workers navigating exploitative labor conditions.