Street Movies!
Street Movies!
It's time to pull out the lawn chairs and blankets for
another season of free outdoor screenings in your neighborhood.
Street Movies! is back for a 12th summer of independent film and video.
Street Movies! @ Malcolm X Park
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Spirit of Resistance by Jamese Wells
In rural Tanzania, two former Black Panthers, a local hip-hop crew named Watengwa (Kiswahili for outcasts), and Prometheus Radio Project come together to build a community radio station. (USA, 2006, 15 min)
Africa is Not a Zoo by Ife Williams
Examines how game parks in Southern Africa and how they have displaced local populations and given animals preferential treatment over people. (USA, 2007, 17 min)
Street Movies! @ First African Baptist Church
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Prayer for Philadelphia
by Richard Power Hoffman
A 3-minute film that calls out residents to fulfill William Penn’s bold dream to create a City of Brotherly Love. Constructed entirely from still photos. (USA, 2007, 3 min)
Aztec Dance in Philadelphia
by Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac & Scribe Video
Street Movies! @ Clark Park
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Green Guerillas V.2: Food Clothes Shelter by Green Guerrillas Youth Media Tech Collective
Highlighting the latest in sustainable style, this excerpt from the Green Guerillas’ movie features the MOVE Organization, the West Philadelphia Electric Vehicle Team and Ithaca’s Peoples Garden Project. (USA, 2007, 27:30 min)
Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander
Street Movies! @ Leon H. Sullivan Building
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Co-sponsored by MiND: Media Independence
Ursula Rucker: Poet (USA, 2008, 26:00 min)
by Michael Dennis.
Street Movies! @ Friends Housing Cooperative
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
There will be a simultaneous screening of children's program
@ Friends Neighborhood Guild
701 N. 8th Street (8th & Fairmount)
2nd Floor
Please scroll to bottom of page for children's program
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The Movement: The Story of Philadelphia's Settlement Houses by Scribe Video Center's Documentary History Project
Street Movies! @ Why Not Prosper
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Co-sponsored by MiND: Media Independence
Prison Life Stories (USA, 2008, 30 min) by Anula Shetty, Deborah Rudman & Michael Kuetemeyer
The stories of prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, and activists reveal the social devastation wrought by a prison system focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation.
Street Movies! @ Eagles Park
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
The Impact of Violence on Our Quality of Life (USA, 2008, 6 minutes) by Centro Pedro Claver
A 6-minute sample of a 20 minute work-in-progress exploring the impact of violence on our communities. Filmmaker Rocío Núñez worked with youth from Centro Pedro Claver's Summer Youth Program to produce this video.
Hedgehug (2008, animation, 5:09 min) by Dan Pinto
A lonely hedgehog searches for someone to hug.
Street Movies! @ Mifflin Square Park
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
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.
Street Movies! @ Montessori Genesis II
Posted July 7th, 2008 by BooneLocation(s)
Obara & the Merchants written by Michelle Bodden, directed by Manauvaskar Kublall
The story of a powerful hunter who lives in a town during a time of famine. When he is finally able to eat, a group of hungry merchants appears! Will Obara share, or keep his food to himself? (USA, 2007, 8:40 min)
