FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s longest-running competitive indie film festival, programs a curated selection of thirty-five new independent films by professional, emerging, and student filmmakers at their 28th annual event. Celebrate and support indie film, May 16-18, 2025, at the Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Single screening tickets are $20 and VIP [...]

Eclipse of the Holy Fool is a feature thriller set in a politically fractured Philadelphia neighborhood on the brink of violence. A formerly incarcerated woman striving for peace finds herself at the center of a web of intersecting lives—activists, business owners, laborers, and outsiders—each with their own agenda. With just 24 hours before tensions explode [...]

Native Philadelphian, James J. Papa, recently attended the premiere for his first film ‘No Address.’ Papa co-wrote the move script which follows a close-knit group of people experiencing homelessness and struggling to survive on the streets. It stars William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Ashanti, Beverly D’Angelo, Ty Pennington, and Lucas Jade Zumann, among others… “Walking the [...]

Philly filmmaker, Kathy Anderson, Co-Produced, "Call Me Ted," a six-part documentary series about the life and legacy of Ted Turner. Told in his own words, the series spans Turner's life from childhood to present day. "We started out doing a 2 hour documentary then realized that Ted and the life he has lived needed to [...]

GENOA is a surrealist take on fatherhood and family. Shot in Italy, Philadelphia, and Chicago...

Chestnut is a story about Annie who just graduated college and decides to stay behind in Philadelphia...

Bilal Motley, a filmmaker and actor from Chester, PA, made his mark with “Midnight Oil,” a BlackStar Film Festival...

Philadelphia filmmakers Atif Lanier and Mike A. Pender are at it again, this time with their feature film: Swing...

Shameka Sawyer is a visionary and influential figure in the world of film and community activism. As the founder...