BY ANDRE CHERRY The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Organization Spotlight highlighting a local film or moving image focused organization, business, or collective doing unique and impactful work. While the film industry has historically been inaccessible to people of color, Big Picture Alliance uses filmmaking as...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. S.L. Sawyer is a communications strategist turned film producer and creator. Sawyer transformed her passion and knowledge for film into opportunities for independent...
BY EMILY NEIL The story of cinéSPEAK can be told in terms of its linear history: it was founded in Philadelphia in 2013 by Sarah Mueller, and has grown over the past 10 years to reach more than 10,000 audience members, screening nearly 200 films throughout...
BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON With the start of May, student film festival season has begun in the Greater Philadelphia Area. While Philadelphia is home to many high quality unique film festivals, these smaller free festivals are a great opportunity to support emerging filmmakers as many of them...
BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR Dear readers, We’re very happy to have successfully implemented our cinéSPEAK Philly Beat Fellowship! The talented writers Gabe Castro, Arta Barzanji, and Andre Cherry have been working hard on their columns. Their work has allowed the cinéSPEAK Journal to consistently publish local content on...
BY ARTA BARZANJI Please refer to the official websites for events to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about ticketing, reservations, delays, re-scheduling, cancellations, and other guest policies for venues, including relevant COVID-19 requirements. May 1, also known as May Day, marks two different occasions...
BY ANDRE CHERRY The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Organization Spotlight highlighting a local film or moving image focused organization, business, or collective doing unique and impactful work. PhillyCAM plays a vital role in Philadelphia by operating the city’s public access television network. Public access was...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. M. Asli Dukan is a talented media creator known for writing, producing, directing and editing award-winning and impactful films. From a young age,...
BY HANSEN BURSIC Over the course of just 24 hours, Feña, the lead character in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s award-winning film Mutt, is thrown into an emotional rollercoaster marked by family drama, the sudden appearance of an ex, and a slew of bad luck. What emerges once the...
BY ARTA BARZANJI Please refer to the official websites for events to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about ticketing, reservations, delays, re-scheduling, cancellations, and other guest policies for venues, including relevant COVID-19 requirements. With the coming of spring and the renewal of life in...