Street Movies! @ Mifflin Square Park

Posted July 7th, 2008 by Boone
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Saturday, August 9, 2008 - 8:30pm
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Host: Bra Buddha Ransi Temple

Location(s)

Mifflin Square Park
6th and Ritner
Philadelphia, PA, 19148
See map: Google Maps

In My Heart I Am a Dancer (USA, 2007, 13 min) by Phally Chroy
An intimate portrait of Chamrouen Yin, who learned Cambodian Court Dance in the refugee camp after his family escaped from Cambodia in 1979.

What is Violence (USA, 2007, 13:23 min) Local filmmaker Hamid Floyd examines the effects of violence in Philadelphia through his own experience as victim.

Contested Terrains (USA, 2007, 9 min) Documents how Philadelphia's Cambodian and Laotian communities celebrate cultural traditions at Mifflin Square park in South Philadelphia.

Locusts (USA, 2008, 11:27 min) by Iqaa the Olivetone
Detroit-based Hip Hop artists, Invincible and Finale, rhyme about the impact of gentrification on the Motor City.

Slip of the Tongue (USA, 2005, 4:06 min) by Karen Lum
A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets an eye opening schooling on race and gender.

The Fan and the Flower (USA, 2005, 8 min) by Bill Plympton
An ill fated romance between a fan and a flower magically creates a fairy tale ending.

Hedgehug (USA, 2008, 5:09 min) by Dan Pinto
A lonely hedgehog searches for someone to hug.