Philly Film Showcase
PHILLY FILM SHOWCASE
An exhibition supporting new work by talented up-and-coming local filmmakers of all ages, level, and backgrounds complete with a post-screening Q&As with the filmmakers and talent.
Celebrate our talented local filmmakers each month during the Philly Film Showcase. PFS turns the Philadelphia Film Center Black Box into a venue for up-and-coming filmmakers of all ages, level, and backgrounds. Each Showcase is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and talent to elicit feedback from the audience.
Submitting to the program is FREE! We support our local filmmakers enthusiastically and encourage our community to do the same.
Tickets are FREE thanks to our free ticketing program PFS On Us, though donations to Philly Film Showcase are welcome.
Dock Street Brewery is the Official Beer Sponsor of Showcase!
SUBMIT YOUR FILM HERE!
FEBRUARY SHOWCASE – February 27 | 7:30 PM
PIZZA DU LAC
STEPHEN ST. FRANCIS DECKY | 2 MIN
A naked character with a seemingly endless supply of fresh pizza attracts and befriends swimmers near a peaceful, dreamlike lake.
JUDY
ERICA HUANG | 7 MIN
Judy, a sex doll, seeks fulfillment after a breakup.
STALKER MAN BLUES
AARON FENICHELL | 14 MIN
Elliott is too shy to talk to a girl he likes. But that’s the least of his problems.
OVER THE PAVEMENT
DAN RAMSEY STRAUSS | 12 MIN
A young, alienated man wanders through a strange urban world.
LUNA
VIREN SHINDE | 8 MIN
While filming a commercial, a new AI takes on a mind its own.
THE LAST FEW HOURS
ALEC ROSINSKI | 15 MIN
As a meteor hurdles towards the Earth, three very different people must decide what to do with the time they have left.
HUMAN BEING
AMY FREAR | 8 MIN
On an important mission on earth, an alien who has taken the form of a human accidentally becomes pregnant and seeks an abortion.
MARCH SHOWCASE – March 12 | 7:30 PM
GERONIMO: CIRCUS TRASH MONSTER
COLLEEN BRADY | 8 MIN
After moving to Kensington, Regina uses her aerialist skills to beautify her neighborhood and bring together her community.
SANKOFA
PRINCESS GARRETT | 28 MIN
By exploring the complexities and parallels between the United States and Ghana, this documentary explores loss of identity and its negative systemic impact on individuals around the world.
DESTINY FLORES: A QUILTED STORY
RALPH RAVIX | 6 MIN
University of The Arts student Destiny Flores tells the story of a difficult time in her life through a the making of a quilt.
FINDING ELIJAH
YOLONDA JOHNSON-YOUNG | 25 MIN
Told from a mother’s perspective, this documentary follows a young man’s journey from home and into mental illness, homelessness, and, ultimately, to suicide. It explores how a search for answers leads a mother to action.