Midnight Oil, by Bilal Motley

2024-02-05T16:43:54+00:00

Bilal Motley, a filmmaker and actor from Chester, PA, made his mark with "Midnight Oil," a BlackStar Film Festival Official Selection and Doc Society NYC grantee, now with Black Public Media. This documentary film delves into the complex relationship between South Philadelphia oil refinery workers and the neighboring fenceline community. His animated short, "Quarantine Kids," [...]

Midnight Oil, by Bilal Motley2024-02-05T16:43:54+00:00

Atif Lanier and Mike A. Pender

2024-01-03T19:09:52+00:00

Philadelphia filmmakers Atif Lanier and Mike A. Pender are at it again, this time with their feature film: Swing. Storyline- Trip, is an aspiring musician with one foot in the streets and the other in his music. A lifetime of poor decisions has placed him between the police and a mysterious gangster named Mississippi Black [...]

Atif Lanier and Mike A. Pender2024-01-03T19:09:52+00:00

Shameka Sawyer

2023-12-01T15:44:15+00:00

Shameka Sawyer is a visionary and influential figure in the world of film and community activism. As the founder and executive director of the 5 Shorts Project, she has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering creativity and addressing social issues through the medium of film. A proud graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Sawyer has [...]

Shameka Sawyer2023-12-01T15:44:15+00:00

Clarence Fuller

2023-11-09T22:13:09+00:00

Clarence Fuller is a content director / DP  based out of Philadelphia.  As a result of his love for film and music, he started his production company, Somewhere Entertainment.  Clarence has since produced and directed a number of music videos, beauty and fashion films.  His award-winning fashion film Corto Moltedo was the catalyst for turning [...]

Clarence Fuller2023-11-09T22:13:09+00:00

Higher Grounds

2023-10-05T12:15:40+00:00

The world around us is collapsing, our planet is on fire and most of us can hope for little more than a day at the beach. It’s with almost cosmic timing that HIGHER GROUNDS arrives as a movie of the moment. Shot on location in Philadelphia, HIGHER GROUNDS is an extraterrestrial short-form comedy that takes [...]

Higher Grounds2023-10-05T12:15:40+00:00

FirstGlance Film Festival 2023

2023-09-29T15:21:19+00:00

FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s Independent Film Festival since 1996, is excited to present original cinema on the big screen when it returns for its 26th annual event scheduled for October 5-8, 2023, at PFS Bourse Theaters, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Single screening tickets are $15, $20 and VIP All Access Passes are $150. [...]

FirstGlance Film Festival 20232023-09-29T15:21:19+00:00

The Art of Aviation, produced and directed by Jodi Goren-Rode

2023-08-31T15:44:19+00:00

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their in ward significance.”– Aristotle Before an airplane is built, it is first a drawing of an airplane, which is why it’s fitting that much of the history of aviation has been told largely through the eyes of artists. It’s also [...]

The Art of Aviation, produced and directed by Jodi Goren-Rode2023-08-31T15:44:19+00:00

Civil War Medicine by Carole Adrienne

2023-08-10T17:59:16+00:00

The Civil War marked the birth of modern medicine.  New, efficient weapons technology challenged medical treatments and techniques in use since the Middle Ages. A small number of physicians faced one million casualties. They created solutions to the lack of ambulances, skilled nursing care, surgical techniques and record-keeping. A huge, unprecedented civilian volunteer effort helped to heal the physical and spiritual wounds [...]

Civil War Medicine by Carole Adrienne2023-08-10T17:59:16+00:00

End of the Line, created, written, and executive produced by Randle B. Haley, directed and produced by Mike A. Pender, and produced and cast by Nakia Dillard

2023-07-03T16:30:17+00:00

End of the Line is an intelligent, character-driven urban TV drama. The show has a unique never-been-attempted perspective and contains thought-provoking dialogue, characters, and stories performed by a rising talented cast.  Check it out! The show is about LeRoy “Roy” Downs, a nurse psychologist (and seminary dropout) who has, for the past two years, been [...]

End of the Line, created, written, and executive produced by Randle B. Haley, directed and produced by Mike A. Pender, and produced and cast by Nakia Dillard2023-07-03T16:30:17+00:00

To The Moon, by Devan Sakaria

2023-05-31T17:26:32+00:00

To The Moon: The Documentary is a 2023 documentary created by Devan Sakaria following Asian high school student, Gavin Yang, as he embarks on the journey of creating his debut rap album. Through passion and determination, Gavin breaks stereotypes, builds new relationships, and finds himself as an artist. The film serves to light the flame [...]

To The Moon, by Devan Sakaria2023-05-31T17:26:32+00:00