Street Movies!

Street Movies Undercover at Center in the Park

date: 
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:00pm
co-sponsor: 
Center in the Park (CIP)
additional ticket info: 
FREE EVENT

Location(s)

Center in the Park
5818 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, 19144
See map: Google Maps

Founded in 1968, the programs at Center in the Park (CIP) are meant to provide opportunities for older adults to participate in social, recreational, health and fitness, arts and humanities and lifelong learning activities. This Street Movies!

Street Movies at YHEP

date: 
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 4:00pm
co-sponsor: 
The Youth Health Empowerment Project (YHEP)

Location(s)

YHEP
112 North Broad Street 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
See map: Google Maps

Founded in 1994, Y-HEP is a vibrant, multi-faceted, community-based health and leadership development program for Philadelphia youth. Annually, Y-HEP serves over 8,000 high risk, hard to reach teens and young adults through a range of activities.
The Street Movies! program at YHEP will feature youth produced films addressing the relationship between health and empowerment through music, dance and spoken word.

Street Movies!

It's time to pull out the lawn chairs and blankets for
another season of free outdoor screenings in your neighborhood.

Street Movies! is back for a 12th summer of independent film and video.

Street Movies! @ Malcolm X Park

date: 
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Host: WPEB 88.1 FM Community Radio Station

Location(s)

Malcolm X Park
52nd & Pine
Philadelphia, PA, 19143
See map: Google Maps

Spirit of Resistance by Jamese Wells
In rural Tanzania, two former Black Panthers, a local hip-hop crew named Watengwa (Kiswahili for outcasts), and Prometheus Radio Project come together to build a community radio station. (USA, 2006, 15 min)

Africa is Not a Zoo by Ife Williams
Examines how game parks in Southern Africa and how they have displaced local populations and given animals preferential treatment over people. (USA, 2007, 17 min)

Street Movies! @ First African Baptist Church

date: 
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Host: First African Baptist Church

Location(s)

First African Baptist Church
16th & Christian Streets
Philadelphia, PA, 19146
See map: Google Maps

Prayer for Philadelphia
by Richard Power Hoffman
A 3-minute film that calls out residents to fulfill William Penn’s bold dream to create a City of Brotherly Love. Constructed entirely from still photos. (USA, 2007, 3 min)

Aztec Dance in Philadelphia
by Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac & Scribe Video

Street Movies! @ Clark Park

date: 
Friday, August 22, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Hosts: Jubilee School & Neighborhood Bike Works

Location(s)

Clark Park
43rd & Baltimore
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
See map: Google Maps

Green Guerillas V.2: Food Clothes Shelter by Green Guerrillas Youth Media Tech Collective
Highlighting the latest in sustainable style, this excerpt from the Green Guerillas’ movie features the MOVE Organization, the West Philadelphia Electric Vehicle Team and Ithaca’s Peoples Garden Project. (USA, 2007, 27:30 min)

Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander

Street Movies! @ Leon H. Sullivan Building

date: 
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Host: Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust

Location(s)

Leon H. Sullivan Human Services Building
1415 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19122
See map: Google Maps

Co-sponsored by MiND: Media Independence

Ursula Rucker: Poet (USA, 2008, 26:00 min)
by Michael Dennis.

Street Movies! @ Friends Housing Cooperative

date: 
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Hosts: Friends Neighborhood Guild & Friends Housing Cooperative

Location(s)

Friends Housing Cooperative (Outdoor Courtyard)
703-705 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, 19123
See map: Google Maps

There will be a simultaneous screening of children's program
@ Friends Neighborhood Guild
701 N. 8th Street (8th & Fairmount)
2nd Floor
Please scroll to bottom of page for children's program

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The Movement: The Story of Philadelphia's Settlement Houses by Scribe Video Center's Documentary History Project

Street Movies! @ Why Not Prosper

date: 
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Hosts: Why Not Prosper & Social Re-entry

Location(s)

Why Not Prosper
717 E. Chelten Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, 19144
See map: Google Maps

Co-sponsored by MiND: Media Independence

Prison Life Stories (USA, 2008, 30 min) by Anula Shetty, Deborah Rudman & Michael Kuetemeyer
The stories of prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, and activists reveal the social devastation wrought by a prison system focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation.

Street Movies! @ Eagles Park

date: 
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:30pm
co-sponsor: 
Host: Centro Pedro Claver

Location(s)

Eagles Park
7th & West Schiller Streets
Philadelphia, PA, 19140
See map: Google Maps

The Impact of Violence on Our Quality of Life (USA, 2008, 6 minutes) by Centro Pedro Claver
A 6-minute sample of a 20 minute work-in-progress exploring the impact of violence on our communities. Filmmaker Rocío Núñez worked with youth from Centro Pedro Claver's Summer Youth Program to produce this video.

Hedgehug (2008, animation, 5:09 min) by Dan Pinto
A lonely hedgehog searches for someone to hug.

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