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. Philadelphia is home to a diverse Latinx creative community. Ritmo Lab is a music, arts and cultural production...
BY SOPHIA ABRAHAM-RAVESON As the year comes to a close, the cinéSPEAK team and community have reflected on all we’ve done in the last 12 months. We held screenings all over West Philly: in the Rotunda, at Bartram’s Garden, Pentridge Station, and Clark Park. We premiered...
BY ARTA BARZANJI The 15th Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the third-largest film festival of its kind in the country, took place from November 3-13. The festival was part virtual, part in-person, and the lineup included a variety of narrative and documentary features, panel discussions,...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Xenia Matthews is an innovative film and visual artist making highly saturated hybrid films that stimulate the senses. Her films are influenced by...
BY ANDRE CHERRY PhillyCAM celebrated the sixth annual Community Media Day on October 20 with a day’s worth of special programming. PhillyCAM is the non-profit designated by the City of Philadelphia to operate its public access television network (Xfinity 66/966 and Verizon Fios 29/30). Public access...
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. The bad news is that the film festival season is largely...
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. During the spring of 2018, Michael Ipsen noticed a lack of space for experimental artists to showcase their...
BY GABE CASTRO The cinéSPEAK Journal publishes a monthly Philadelphia Artist Spotlight highlighting local filmmakers and moving image artists doing unique and impactful work. Bettina Escauriza is a filmmaker, writer, artist, and actor living in Philadelphia. Originally from Asunción, Paraguay, her work is influenced by her culture...
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. One of the things that I appreciate about living in Philadelphia...
BY HANSEN BURSIC When Philly-based filmmaker Rea Tajiri set out to make a film about her mother who was diagnosed with dementia, she couldn’t have imagined the decade-long journey she would be undertaking, or how it would impact the way she viewed aging. In fact, she...