Street Movies! @ Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden
Street Movies! @ Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden
Friday, August 26, 7:45PM
Location: Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden - 2229 N. Philip Street
Rain Date: Saturday, August 27
Hosts: Norris Square Neighborhood Project & Casa de Duende
Opening Performance: Magdaliz and Her Latin Ensemble CRISOL
Emcee: David Acosta
ABOUT THE FILMS
Roma: The Silent Film
dir. Adam Gonzalez
Josh, an aspiring pianist, falls in love with a theater dancer named Roma, but their relationship is challenged by her ex-fiancé Dean, a vigilant womanizer. This modern day silent film is carried by instrumental music of various genres while keeping to the classic look of black and white cinema. Starring Flaco Navaja, Babyann Hernandez, Darrell Tulcin. (USA, 2015, Narrative, 25:17 min)
L@s Chaval@s
dir. Aleksander Martray
A documentary-narrative hybrid depicting a weekend in the lives of teenagers in San Juan de Limay, Nicaragua. (Nicaragua/USA, 2016, Narrative/Documentary, 16:53 min)
Boardwalk Músico (Malecón Músico)
dir. Marc Serpa Francoeur
A young trombone player from eastern Cuba, Liuber Martínez, came to Havana to make it as a musician. With Havana’s iconic seaside boardwalk as his practice studio, Liuber plays his heart out every day and dreams of touring the world. (Cuba/Canada, 2015, 4:00 min)
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Street Movies! is made possible with support from PECO and National Recreation Foundation and with additional support from the City of Philadelphia's Performances in Public Spaces program managed by the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.