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!
VIRTUAL SHOWCASE – May 21 | 7:00 PM
MR. Y NOT
TIM HARRIS | 8 MIN
A charismatic street drummer from Philadelphia struggles to balance his mission of spreading positivity and anti-violence with the realities of his struggle for survival.
BEYOND THE PHILTH
MENGYUAN CAO, RENEE CINNINGHAM, CHRISTINA KAROS, EMILY MOSER, MARLEE SNYDER | 14 MIN
This documentary explores Philadelphia’s trash problem, and reveals that the issue is greater than the trash itself.
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.
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