Street Movies at Bridgeway Inc

Posted June 26th, 2009 by Boone
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date: 
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 8:30pm
ticket price: 
$0
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FREE and open the public

Location(s)

Bridgeway, Inc.
1722 W. Ontario Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19140
See map: Google Maps

In collaboration with Bridgeway, Inc

Filmmakers in Attendance

When Everybody Goes Home by Dina Dashiell
A documentary about the past 30 years of homicides of Black males by Black males in Philadelphia. (2009, work-in-progress, 15 mins)

A Second Chance by 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund and Scribe Video Center's Community Visions Program
1199C Training and Upgrading Fund aspires to fill the region's lack of nursing and allied health professionals with members of the community who are nontraditional candidates for these positions. Their video, A Second Chance, follows several graduates of the training program, portraying their histories, their current occupations and their reflections of the program. (2008, 15:40 mins)

Solving the Missing Puzzle by Cincereyea Greene
Explores the social impact of absent fathers in African American families. (2009, work-in-progress, 10:34 mins)

Everyday Story by the Village Arts Challenge media program at the Village of Arts and Humanities
A teenage girl must cope with not only sexual abuse but her mother's unwillingness to hear her out.
(2007, 10 mins)

Dreaming
Dreaming by Village Arts Challenge media program at the Village of Arts and Humanities
Tired of being told what to do, a young boy wishes to be “grown”. He quickly discovers, however, that being an adult is not all it’s cracked up to be. (2007, 6:40 mins)

Amazones: Women Drummers in Philadelphia by Joslyn Duncan Ladson
The Amazones Master Women Drummers were invited to Philadelphia to bring hope and inspiration to youth in communities where violence was at an all time high. These women drummers, of Guinea West Africa, broke the tradition in their community by mastering the art form when it was considered "unacceptable" for women to play. (2007, 6:30 mins)

Gerald’s Last Day by Justin and Shel Rasch
Gerald the dog has been scheduled for termination by the dog pound at 5:00pm. Today is his last chance to seduce an adopter. Can he do it before his time runs out? (2009, animation, 11:30 mins)

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
by Tyreece Powell and WHYY Learning Lab
Cub reporter and filmmaker Tyreece Powell reports on a basketball program in North Philadelphia that helps keep youth off the streets. (2009, 2:30 mins)

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About Bridgeway, Inc
Bridgeway Inc. was founded in 1976 and promotes lifelong learning skills for human development. We believe education, creative arts (cultural), technology, business, and environmental awareness are fundamental building blocks fro Confidence, Awareness, Reliability, and Effectiveness (CARE). These qualities are essential in the development of programs and projects, which serve youth, the underserved, and the elderly. We support and develop partnerships with other organizations whose mission it is to serve our at-risk citizenry.

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Street Movies! is made possible with support from H. Fred and Karen Clark, the Samuel S. Fels Fund, Independence Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Juliette Goodfriend, Ann Greene, and Laurence Saltzman. Media partner: Media That Matters