COMMUNITY SCREENINGS

Community Screenings are free events curated in partnership with Philadelphia arts and advocacy organizations.

The Philadelphia Film Society is proud to host monthly community screenings of curated films at the Philadelphia Film Center. With community screenings, PFS partners with local arts and advocacy organizations in an effort to use our screens to amplify underheard voices, bring new communities to the movies, and make movies accessible to new audiences.

Screenings are open to the public and include post-film engagement activities, like quizzo, art projects, and talk backs.

All community screenings are free to attend.

Monthly

If you are interested in partnering with PFS to host a Community Screening, please contact Jasmine Hawkins, Director of Community Engagement at jhawkins@filmadelphia.org

Grab your crew and pull up for a Halloween night you won’t forget! We’re screening THE BLACKENING—the hilarious and thrilling horror-comedy where street smarts and survival take center stage. Hosted by 6IX Agency in partnership with the Philadelphia Film Society, this BYOB-friendly screening at PFS East Theater is the perfect kickoff to your Halloween weekend. Throw on your best costume (or come as you are) for a chance to win some dope prizes, and chill with us as we enjoy drinks, laughs, and scares. Concessions will be available, and tickets are only $6. This event is all about bringing the community together, so don’t miss out!
Director: TIM BAKER
Runtime: 97 min
Theater: Film Society East
Genre
Horror
Category
Community Screening
Curated
Formats
DCP
Release
2022
In partnership with Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philadelphia, we are honored to welcome filmmakers Jonathan Olshefski and Delwin Fiddler Jr. for our screening of their brand new film WITHOUT ARROWS. WITHOUT ARROWS is an intimate documentary that captures thirteen years in the life of a Lakota family living on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota.
Director: JONATHAN OLSHEFSKI, ELIZABETH DAY
Runtime: 92 min
Theater: Film Society Center
Genre
DOCUMENTARY
Category
Curated
Formats
DCP
Release
2024
Join PFS and Ronald McDonald House Charities for our annual free screening (with donation) of a heartwarming, timeless holiday classic about an angel who descends from heaven to show a despondent businessman the ways he has profoundly transformed the lives of those in his community..
Director: FRANK CAPRA
Runtime: 130 min
Theater: Film Society Center
Category
Curated
PFS ON US
Formats
4K
Release
1946