Film Series
FILM SERIES
Pros and Cons: Heist
April: The heist film is synonymous with the classic crime genre and remains a barometer of the political and social climate of the times.
The Other Tarkovskys
April: We continue our screenings from the greatest purveyor of pure cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky.
Echoes of the Land
Narratives that reflect West Africa’s cultural wealth, socio-political intricacies and interpersonal dynamics with unyielding authenticity.
PFS Goes Green!
In observance of Earth Day and 4/20 we offer a unique hit of 3 special screenings and other films from our month’s program.
Absolutely Almodóvar!
June: Maximum melodrama fuses with transgressions left and right in Pedro Almodóvar’s legendary filmography
It’s Showtime, Fosse!
May: Every electric frame of a Bob Fosse film is filled with blood, sweat, tears, and a whole lot of jazz hands.
Film Essentials
Cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen!
After Hours
Bringing together the odd, eerie, thrilling, and downright weird, this is the home of cult classics.
Throwback Quizzo
Put your movie and pop culture knowledge to the test with this pairing of irreverent trivia and nostalgic films.
Philly Film Showcase
A screening and discussion series dedicated to work by up-and-coming local filmmakers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds.
Pros and Cons: Kidnapped
May: The fear of the unknown permeates these classic kidnapped films brimming with terror and humanity’s innate need to survive and make sense of a chaotic world.
All About the Mother
May: In celebration of this year’s Mother’s Day we’d like to honor some of cinema’s most relatable, stable, and supportive caregivers that have kept us up at night.
Family Matinees
Welcoming children, caregivers, and children-at-heart to experience kid-friendly classics both new and old.
Debut
A filmmaker’s debut remains a defining moment that can serve as film forensic for everything that follows.
Special Screenings
Limited engagements, Community Partnerships, Science on Screen and Eventized Screenings!
PFS Young Friends Film Club
Do you like scary (or other) movies? Join the Young Friends of Philadelphia Film Society an hour before each Film Club Screening for a mixer!
It’s a Queer World After All
June: A selection of new and old international classics expressing the dynamic range of the LGBTQ+ experience in celebration of Pride.
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PAST SERIES
Holiday Screenings | 20th Anniversary Series at the Drive-In | Blockbusters on 4K | Science on Screen | Classics | Michelle Yeoh Everywhere All At Once | Cannes I Get A Boo? | Philly’s Grace | Summer of Trilogies | AP Bio | Winter Weekends | Hogwarts Express | Made in USA | Non/Fiction | World View | Girl Uninterrupted | Women’s March | April Screws | It’s Alive! | Freedom! ’90s | Summer of Trilogies Strikes Back | Kosmos Yorgos | Spaghetti Shockers Part II |Sight and Sound 100 | Guilty Treasures | Naughty and Nice | The Beginning of the End | Black Cinema Weekend | Journey to Arrakis | And the Winner Is… | The American Vanguard | American Baadasssss | When Nora Met Meg | Coffy with Foxy | Merci, Agnès | Mischievous Maniacs