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Visual Artist, Michelle Angela Ortiz (ACG '19 ’13, ’12, ’05, WOO '17, LTA '08), will be screening her short documentary, "Las Madres de Berks", as part of her "Familias Separadas" public art project, which amplifies the stories of families affected by detention and deportation in Pennsylvania.This event will take place May 9 at 5:30- 7:30 pm (Mother’s Day Tribute) at The Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (2100 Arch Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103). [learn more]
WHYY's Movers and Makers features Leeway Grantees Yvonne Lung (ACG 15', 08') and Valarie Gay (ACG 14'). [learn more]
Marie Alarcón is one of the featured artists in this multidisciplinary exhibition curated by Maori Karmael Holmes. [learn more]
A Blade of Grass recently highlighted a video documenting the Community Futures Lab in North Philadelphia. [learn more]
Join Lorna Johnson Frizell (LTA '12) for a “rough cut” screening of her film Seven Square Miles. [learn more]
Good Pitch is an opportunity for organizers to connect with media makers within their communities in a model of radical creative collaboration. [learn more]
Maori Karmael Holmes (ACG '16, '06, '05, LTA '06) and Nehad Khader (LTA '17, WOO '17, ACG '08) will participate in WHOSE STORY IS IT? DE-COLONIZING DOCUMENTARY PRACTICE during the 20th Annual Allied Media Conference on Sunday, June 17, 2018, 1:00-2:30pm. [learn more]
Scribe is thrilled to present the Philadelphia Premiere of Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (USA, 2018, 85 min). Director Johanna Demetrakas and editor Kate Amend will be present for the Producers' Forum [learn more]
A film by Kathryn Smith-Pyle (ACG '17, '14) and María Teresa Rodríguez (LTA '07, WOO '03) was mentioned in a piece by WHYY about the legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero. [learn more]
Elaine T. Jones' (LTA '15) documentary The Silent Generation - Our Stories, Our Truth is now available online and perfect to use in a creative way for special events in honor of Black History Month. [learn more]
M. Asli Dukan has been chosen as a National Black Programming Consortium 360 Fellow. artist, filmmaker and cinematographer, Arthur Jafa will be her mentor for the Incubator and Pitch Black Session. [learn more]
Cheryl Hess is the recipient of the AOL Charitable Foundation Award from the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund for her film Marriage Cops. [learn more]
Jos Duncan (LTA '13, ACG '11) the USA Producer, presents along with Creative Producer Russell Porter and Executive Producer Tanya Valette, To Be A Human Being: A Collective Portrait of Humanity a 6-part global documentary series exploring 6 themes in 8 countries. Through 1-hour episodes, the series explores: Love, Hope, Faith, Sustenance, Culture, and Fear. Each episode of the series will air on PhillyCAM (Comcast 66/Verizon 29) every Sunday evening from March 6 - April 10 at 8:30pm. [learn more]
Submissions for the 2016 BlackStar Film Festival is now open. BlackStar, a celebration of cinema focused on work by and about people of color in a global context [learn more]
Scribe Video Center's Producers' Forum presents, films by Christine Choy at the International House on Tuesday, January 12. [learn more]
Eiko Fan (LTA ’12, WOO ’98) will screen her documentary Romaine on Saturday November 21 at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF). The film follows 94-year-old blind artist Romaine Samworth, who uses vibrant colors to tell personal stories through sculpture. [learn more]
The film examines three Peruvian women and their experiences within resistance and social justice movements. [learn more]
The new documentary, BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez about the life and art of poet and activist Sonia Sanchez (LTA '05) will premiere in Philadelphia at the nationally acclaimed Blackstar Film Festival August 1. [learn more]
United In Anger: A History of Act Up is a documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. April 7 at International House. [learn more]
Betty Leacraft (ACG '14, LTA '11, ACG '09, WOO '99) featured in The Mill Creek Documentary: Past, Present and Future showing at Scribe Video Center (4212 Chestnut St) on Friday, October 24 at 7:00pm. [learn more]
Turn your documentary idea into a workable shooting script. This workshop covers research, developing and visualizing ideas, scripting and storytelling techniques. Mondays in November and December at Scribe Video Center. [learn more]