Topic: Film
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we welcome PAX Unplugged, celebrate RockyFest, go shopping in Old City and Chestnut Hill, experience Black dancers and choreographers sharing history, catch rare live music and podcast shows
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina GriffithBeyond the Bridge Film Screening
The documentary, followed by a community conversation, explores a proven solution to homelessness. Join the effort November 21
By Christina GriffithHarold Washington’s Promise
Join former Mayors Nutter and Atlanta’s Kasim Reed with New Yorker writer, scholar and activist Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor for the screening of a story that speaks to the future of cities — and that inspired a young Barack Obama
By Larry PlattThe Film Director Who Faked It Till He Made It
Is Ted Passon, co-director of Philly D.A. and creator of the new Hulu documentary rom-com Patrice: The Movie, just a South Jersey guy who got lucky — or a humble visionary who just so happens to collab with the likes of Alex De Corte and Tierra Whack?
By Logan CryerDune Fan? Thank Philadelphia
The weird story of how our weird city played a crucial role in launching the sci-fi blockbuster, now officially on its third film
By Christina GriffithErasure and the Fiction of America
What Zora Neale Hurston, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, and the sacrifice of Black women tell us about America on the cusp of Black History and Women’s History months
By James PetersonAli Velshi Banned Book Club on The ABCs of Book Banning
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews 101-year-old book activist Grace Linn and George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren't Blue
By Ali VelshiPardon Me
Shuja Moore’s short film about the benefits — to all of us — of pardons for returning citizens screens Monday in West Philly
By Rachel WisniewskiStand Up & Shout
Philly-raised filmmakers Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius and Amy Schatz — along with John Legend — debut their short documentary about Hill-Freedman high school songwriters November 7. Watch it on HBO — and then see the kids at our Ideas We Should Steal Festival
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyThe Secret Sauce Behind Kelce
With their newest film about the Eagles captain dropping on September 12, it’s safe to say Don Argott and Sheena Joyce will be delivering Philly its most heartfelt love letter yet. Pro tip: Stay for the credits
By Jessica Blatt Press