Events for May 8, 2026

It's your chance to be a part of FirstGlance, Philadelphia’s independent film festival since 1996! The 29th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s longest-running competitive indie film festival where audiences vote for “Best of the Fest,” returns to the Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Friday, May 8, 2026, through Sunday, May 10, 2026. [...]

Join Scribe for two rare films by Bill Stephens and the People’s Communication Network that center Black liberation. Congo Oyé (US, 1971, 45 min) A rare and seldom-seen work, made by Bill Stephens in collaboration with Chris Marker, Eldridge Cleaver, and Kathleen Cleaver. Congo Oyé was never completed and long believed lost until it was [...]