Street Movies! at Chinatown
Street Movies! at Chinatown
With Special Guest Opening Performer: L&M DANCE STUDIO
We invite you to join us for a night of free independent short films from local and international filmmakers! It's a fun evening for our Philadelphia neighborhoods!
Each screening is hosted by a community organization and followed by a moderated discussion about the topics raised in the films. It’s a great way to see films, talk about community issues and meet your neighbors.
Arrive by 7:45pm, Performances start at 8pm!
Sponsored by PECO
FILMS
Welcome to My Life dir. Elizabeth Ito (USA, 2015, Animation, Short, Drama, 9:00 min)
Welcome to My Life Watch this exclusive short about a day in the life of Douglas aka T-Kash, a monster trying to fit in at his high school.
The Old Man and The Pears dir. Jing Sun (USA, 2018 Animation, Short, 5:00 min)
The Old Man and the Pears A weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear.
The Lions of Chinatown dir. Lawrence Chen (USA, 2018, Short, 5:00 min)
A young woman as she trains to become the lion head, a traditionally male dominated role in the forgotten art of Chinese lion dancing.
Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee dir. Timothy Tau (USA, 2016, Documentary, Short, Action 12:00 min)
Nathan Jung recounts the crazy and hilarious true-account of meeting Bruce Lee on the set of the TV show 'Here Comes the Brides' in 1969.
Vhils - debris, Macau 2017 dir. Jose Pando Lucas (USA, 2016, Documentary, Short, Action 4:00 min)
A visual journey with the art of street artist Vhils
My sister swallowed a zoo dir. Maya Yu Zhang (USA, 2016, Documentary, Short, Action 12:00 min)
An ordinary phone call between a mother and a daughter.
Tough dir. Jennifer Zheng (USA, 2016, Documentary, Short, 5:00 min)
New light is shed on childhood cultural misunderstandings when a Chinese mother and her British born daughter speak as adults for the first time.
Location: Francis House of Peace, 810 Arch St
Rain Date: Francis House of Peace, 810 Arch Street