Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Films Shorts - BlackStar

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Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Films Shorts

Thank you to our screening partners: Scribe Video Center, Seven Knots Film & Media, All Ages Production, Big Picture Alliance, Big Howl

Audio description in-person & online Audio Description
Open captions in-person Open Captions
Trigger warning: Flashing lights - 06:08, 09:30 Trigger Warning

Screenings

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Films in this Program

Adamstown

Short Narrative
Andrew Bilindabagabo
Runtime: 15 minutes

Closed captions online Closed Captioning
Open captions in-person Open Captions
Trigger warning: Flashing lights - 06:08, 09:30 Trigger Warning

A film still from Run, Sister Joan shows a Black nun standing at an opened window. The side of her face is illuminated by the light from outside as she looks over her shoulder at the camera with a serious face.

Run, Sister Joan

Short Narrative
Walé Oyéjidé
Runtime: 20 minutes

Closed captions online Closed Captioning
Open captions in-person Open Captions

A film still from Las Cosas Que Brillan shows a black frame around a staged scene. Inside the frame is a woman dressed as a mermaid, with a yellow tail and top, sleeping on a faux rock. Standing above her is a man dressed as a soldier, wearing dirty armor with a grimy face, gazing down at her. They are positioned within a theatrical set designed to mimic an ocean scene with a series of waves behind them.

Las Cosas Que Brillan

Short Narrative
Kristal Sotomayor
Runtime: 11 minutes

Closed captions online Closed Captioning
Open captions in-person Open Captions
Trigger warning: Flashing lights - 05:12-05:19 Trigger Warning

A film still from Food for the Souls shows a young Black woman and man in an embrace sharing a gaze.

Food for the Soul

Short Narrative
Chisom Chieke
Runtime: 18 minutes

Closed captions online Closed Captioning
Open captions in-person Open Captions

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