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Directed by Barbara Attie & Janet Goldwater
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:00pm @ Scribe Video Center

"heart-wrenching testament to the integrity and solidarity of women in the face of staggering adversity" - Village Voice

Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter explores a Malian mother’s struggle for political asylum in the U.S. so that she can keep her two-year-old daughter healthy and whole. To avoid deportation, Mrs. Goundo must convince a judge that she is unable to protect her daughter, Djenabou, from her well-intentioned grandparents in West Africa, who believe all girls should undergo female genital cutting. Djenebou's situation is not isolated – an estimated three million girls each year are subjected to this procedure.
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Directed by Brigid Maher
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:00pm @ International House

Women across the Arab world are redefining their role as leaders in Islam. Veiled Voices investigates the world of Muslim women religious leaders through the eyes of three women in Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. Shot over the course of two years, Veiled Voices reveals a world rarely documented or filmed before now and explores both the public and private worlds of these women.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7:00pm @ International House
FREE & open to the public

Join us for a celebration of eight new works, co-produced by Scribe and community groups from Philadelphia and Coatesville.

Since they began working last summer, seven groups in Philadelphia and one in Coatesville have explored area archives, interviewed community elders, and edited their unique neighborhood histories into 8-minute videos—producing the latest documentaries in a growing Precious Places series. While these rich histories offer a powerful retrospective of some quickly changing communities, they also provide critical insight into the social forces that continue to shape the neighborhoods around us.
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Friday, April 9, 2010 - 7:00pm @ Scribe Video Center

Education is one of the most important elements to a child’s future. But how that child is educated is even more important. These three short films bring a different perspective to how African American children from different socio-economic backgrounds share in the same struggles.

Mainline Monologues
Directed by Ellen Sall and Co- Produced by Crystal Blunt & Loraine Carter/Concerned Black Parents

Freedom School
Directed by Amitanshu Das and produced by the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education

Trying Something New
Directed by Edward Basile
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Directed by Michele Stephenson & Joe Brewster
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 7:00pm @ International House

A charged look at 10 days in the life of a boys’ fifth grade basketball club from Harlem, New York. The film follows the children's parents as they travel to the AAU National Championships in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Whole worlds are laid bare with skillful economy, as grown ups and coaches grapple with the sometimes diverging demands of parenting and winning.
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Friday, May 14, 2010 - 7:00pm @ Scribe Video Center

Cuban Pete Dances Philadelphia
Directed by Barry Dornfeld
This documentary profiles Pedro Aguilar, considered the "the greatest mambo dancer ever." Known as “Cuban Pete”, Aguilar began dancing in the late 1940s in New York, and rode the mambo craze through the '50s and '60s.

Plenty of Good Women Dancers
Directed by Germaine Ingram, Debora Kodish & Barry Dornfeld
This documentary features exceptional local African American women tap dancers whose careers spanned the 1920s-1950s. Restricted to few roles, often unnamed and uncredited, these women have largely remained anonymous within (and outside) of the entertainment industry and sometimes even within the communities in which they reside.
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Directed by S. Leo Chiang
Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 7:00pm @ Asian Arts Initiative
FREE & open to the public

Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans—home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina, the immense garbage piles and the shocking discovery of a toxic landfill planned in their neighborhood. Watch as they fight back, turning a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance to build a better future.
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Monday, June 7, 2010 - 7:00pm
@ Prince Music Theater / Independence Black Box

Rea Tajiri's award winning films explore the psycho-spiritual repercussions of political histories within families while interrogating mainstream media representations of Asians and Asian Americans. Poetic and haunting, her work often deconstruct the jarring incongruities between collective memory and official narratives of historical events.
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Friday, June 11, 2010 - 7:00pm @ Scribe Video Center

Yo! Taxi A film by Termite TV Collective
A firsthand account of the real issues, struggles and circumstances on the job from members of the Unified Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania.

Driving the American Dream: Philadelphia Taxi Industry's Need for Workers' Comp
A film by Media Mobilizing Project
Reveals the very real and lived experiences of poor and working-poor drivers who struggle each day to provide for their families.
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