25th Annual FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival at the Colonial Theatre

Celebrate 25 years with FirstGlance as they screen amazing
indies from around the globe and down the street at the historic Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, PA – Chester County).

FirstGlance is Pennsylvania’s longest running truly
independent film festival since 1996. The festival happens live over a three-day period.

For more information and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/25th-annual-firstglance-philadelphia-film-festival-tickets-374392868147

ABOUT FIRST GLANCE FILMS

FirstGlance Films began in 1996 as an indie film festival in
the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. FirstGlance Films
has currently produced over 40 festivals in Philadelphia and Hollywood.  In addition to producing their award winning
bi-coastal film festivals, FirstGlance has year round activities that include
On-line Short Film Competitions, Short Film Productions, and streaming and VOD
Distribution. For more information, please visit firstglancefilms.com.

LIVE FESTIVAL | OCTOBER 14TH – OCTOBER 16TH

 

DAY ONE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH

Friday – Filmmaker Luncheon | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Friday – Official Red Carpet | 4:30 pm – 7:45 pm

Friday – FirstNight
|  7:45 pm – 10:30 pm

FRIDAY FILMS

Jolly Butcher: Killer Content Creator, Jolly Butcher has a
fun serial killer unboxing video for you. What did their good friend, the
Horoscope Killer send them to unbox?

Dear Mirror: The synopsis is coming soon!

Red Rooms: In darkest corners of the darknet, there are
places where victims are held captive, psychologically tortured, live-streamed,
then given a chance to escape if they confess their worst sins, preserving them
online for eternity in Red Rooms.

Another Night Out: After a night out on the town, a couple
returns home to discover that they may not be alone. What transpires after
makes them question everything.

Being Born: Yoshiko Yasukawa’s fifth grade daughter Hiromi
is the target of bullying by her classmates because of her curly hair. Yoshiko
is aware of the bullying, but too busy with running a barber shop to do
anything about it. When Hiromi dies in a purported accidental fall from a
cliff, Yoshiko comes to suspect that the bullying was the driving factor behind
her daughter’s death.

Shifted: Murderous creatures roam the streets bringing
certain death. Neighbors trapped inside a house with one killing the others. A
monster inside and monsters outside. Who will save you when the world has
Shifted?

DAY TWO | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

Saturday Matinee I | 12:30 pm

FILMS 

Lioness: A moving and powerful look at the bonds of
parenthood. Barricaded in a motel room, a mother’s determination and primal
instincts kick in to protect her child’s innocence.

Trust: During WW2, a young Jewish girl is questioned by a
Nazi Lieutenant who wiles her with chocolate and outdoor play then tries to
trick her into revealing her family’s true identities by switching languages to
expose her family is Jewish.

Eureka: A young indentured Chinese prostitute must overcome
her toxic dependency on the brothel madam on the eve of the 1885 anti-Chinese
riot in Eureka, California.

David Tuck “Never Forget”:
David Tuck, Holocaust survivor and Holocaust Awareness Museum and
Education Center speaker, recounts surviving WWII, living a life without hate,
but never to forget the past.

In Love With A Problem: Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao were
still in high school when they discovered plastic-eating bacteria in
Vancouver’s Fraser River. Passionate about the problem of plastic waste, the
two millennial innovators are now on an inspiring journey to solve it. Their
dedication has taken them all the way from Vancouver to Silicon Valley. From
bacteria to cutting edge chemistry, their story has illuminated one of our
earth’s biggest eco disasters.

Saturday Afternoon  |
2:00 pm

FILMS

Wali and Zuri: Wali, 13, attempts to make a new group of
friends after being invited to play basketball. When his pesky younger sister
Zuri, 10, forcibly tags along, he sacrifices their relationship to fit in and
ultimately learns what is most important.

Good Luck!:  Can
sisterhood survive the “Hollywood Machine”? Four friends are about to find out.
As they hustle through LA LA Land mastering the art of the audition, industry
party, and callback, it becomes evident the ladies might have to master
something else…letting go of each other. Good Luck!

Sheet Music: Adryan Coogan Jr. and J.C. Willis face
anxieties and question themselves as musicians moments before a big performance
at a segregated nightclub in 1930’s Harlem.

The Condemned Free: With the United States of America
beating out big countries such as India, Russia and China for having the
highest incarceration rate in the world we find ourselves asking the question;
is Mass Incarceration and the School to Prison Pipeline America’s new modern
day slavery?

Saturday Twilight | 4:30 pm

FILMS

The Rasmus – Jezebel: The synopsis is coming soon!

Let’s Leave the Planet: Tara comes home from a long day
working retail to find her boyfriend Andy, an animal researcher, stoned in
their usual rooftop hangout. That’s when Andy finally drops some news onTara:
he’s an alien and it’s time to leave Earth. Tara has a hard time believing him,
but as evidence mounts, she can’t ignore facts– she has to make a choice: leave
Andy or leave the planet.Andy appeals to her heart, and before she can even
consider the impossibility of consent in this relationship, they are swept away
to a new life among the stars.

Lifecell: In a dystopian future where everyone is powered by
batteries, Jace and Em decide to risk everything at the hope of a better
future.

Static Space: Jamie lives an autopilot existence in Indiana
until Noa’s distant voice comes through her ham radio. Two women who couldn’t
be more different are about to learn a powerful connection can change
everything.

Nightline: The synopsis is coming soon!

Saturday Night | 7:45 pm

FILMS

Adrian Sutherland – Politician Man: The synopsis is coming
soon!

There Are Mermaids in LA: Chaos ensues in this inverted
fairytale when a mute and naked redhead washes up in the backyard of a woman
unable to sit quietly with herself.

Zeroth Law: In the future, Because of the global
desertification, people hide in grottoes and live a frugal life regulated and
protected by a high-tech society. An old man comes to the young man’s room and
plays violin at 4 p.m. every day, while the young man who collects waste
products is preparing to go to the outside world secretly. But the young man
finds a colossal lie.

Hero: A young woman ventures into a mystical forest in
search of a legendary sword. Along the way she faces many trials, and comes at
last to an ultimate test of her courage before she can claim her prize.

That Night: Any night out in a big city has the potential to
be a good night, the risk of being a bad night, and typically ends up somewhere
in between—but only some nights can claim to be That Night.

DAY THREE | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH

Sunday Matinee | 1:00 pm

FILMS

Swipe Monster: A series about Courtney Whitlock, a dating
app addict looking for love but stuck in the revolving door of modern
singledom. Starring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Sam Vartholomeos.

Andrew Ginger: Everything in Amile’s life is the same dull
note. He’s bored with his job, his friends, himself… that is, until he meets
the doting Andrew online, and falls head over heels for a man he’s never met. A
modern fable about the delirium and disillusionment that can accompany dating
in the digital age.

Flat Earther: Martin and Cassandra’s date takes an
unexpected turn when their conversation challenges personal assumptions and
beliefs. By the end of the night both will find they are living in a different
than what they believed it to be.

DIVR: The three founders of an exclusive lesbian sex app may
be shattering the start-up world’s glass ceilings, but the pressures of success
have begun to threaten the integrity of their friendship – and worse, their
brand.

No You’re Stupid: Every day sisters Christina and Masha face
various life situations that exist in the lives of many teenagers. It is the
first love, treachery, treason. They have to find ways to solve these problems,
despite the difficult relationship.

Stupid Cupid: A woman has a date with fate.

Sunday Afternoon | 2:30 pm

FILMS

999: The synopsis is coming soon!

Turf Valley: Three stay-at-home dads ponder life’s “big”
questions for six, maybe seven minutes tops.

The Trust: When Karen Davis gets the dreaded call that her
husband, Harvey has died of COVID, she summons their attorney to read Harvey’s
trust to her and their son on Zoom. But when Harvey’s new CPA arrives
unexpectedly, Karen’s life is turned from upside down to inside out.

Stolen Kisses: The synopsis is coming soon!

Something Borrowed: Three Friends go to the shore for a
girl’s weekend, but when a fun idea goes awry, chaos ensues.

Number 14: After receiving an exclusive offer on a luxury
apartment, CJ impulsively makes major life decisions – only to find himself on
a wait list. In a fight against time, Cj is forced to push his own limits to
overcome the obstacles he now faces.

Overlook: Listless teen, Tyler, spends his days clocking
into work and waiting for purpose to find him in his small town. When a
mysterious girl breaks his routine, he realizes he has a lot to learn — and
maybe that’s okay.

Sunday Twilight | 4:30 pm

FILMS

Saturday Night: “Saturday Night” blends art, music, and
movement in a simple vignette that reminds us of the most important of all
truths; that life is the blank canvas upon which we must paint our desires.

Cabeceo: A passionate Argentine Tango dance fantasy
featuring a woman exploring the sensual and dangerous possibilities presented
by a potential new lover.

Who Said You Can’t Dance: The synopsis is coming soon!

Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story: Identity: The Andrew Nemr
Story follows international tap dance artist Andrew Nemr on his unique journey
– the son of Lebanese Christian immigrants, bullied as a teenager, being
grafted into the African American tradition of tap dance, all the while
rediscovering what is means to just be.

Born in Chicago: Born In Chicago is a soulful documentary
film that chronicles the musical passing of a torch as young, white Chicago
musicians apprenticed themselves to legends such as Muddy Waters and Howlin’
Wolf. Narrated by Dan Aykroyd.

Sunday Closing Night Screening and Awards | 6:45 pm

 

FILMS

The Everyday Show: Diya is an acclaimed film director who
appears on Sam’s late night talk show to promote her latest film. But Sam
insists on unearthing a decision from Diya’s past that she would rather not
discuss on live television.

11:07: A couple grows old together.

City Creatures: A recently relocated couple, Joann and
Stephen, must confront the financial strains of their new home and the
peculiarity of their new overzealous, animal-loving neighbors. The neighbors’
bumper stickers tell just how deep their affection goes.

Ackward Endeavors: Reminiscent of Alexander Payne’s About
Schmidt and Patrice Leconte’s The Man on the Train, Awkward Endeavors charts
the intersecting lives of three lonely men as they struggle to close the gap between
themselves and the rest of the world.

One Last Glance: As a holiday storm approaches, Maura is
looking to purchase an arrangement for her father’s grave. She finds herself
drawn to a Christmas Tree lot attendant who is friendly, philosophical and, perhaps
for a moment, a bit more than that.

The Stand: The synopsis is coming soon!

No Perfect Walk: Two friends who drop everything in their
lives, sell all their belongings and set out on a journey that would forever
change their lives.

Awards Ceremony | 9:15 pm

Join us as we present Screening Committee Awards to the
FirstGlance Philadelphia Filmmakers! Presented by Raphael Sbarge

There will be no refunds of physical ticket purchases.