Street Movies Norris Square

Join us outdoors at Las Parcelas for a curated night of local, international, and award-winning short films, plus discussion and live performance! This event is presented in partnership with the Norris Square Neighborhood Project.

Live performance by Little Afrika and the Rumba Brothers, 7:30-8:00pm.

Film Program

Reflexiones de KCAPA (USA / 2025 / 6 MIN) 
Dir. Conrad Burgos and Jasir Jones
Kensington CAPA Digital Media students take their instructor on a short journey thru Latinx identity in Kensington, and beyond.

KCAPA MAGAZINE: Around Town (Episodes 1-2) (USA / 2026 / 6 MIN) 
Dir. Conrad Burgos and Jasir Jones
Kensington CAPA students document life in their neighborhood’s community. Episode 1 is a visit to Garden Colobo to discuss the preservation of African and Puerto Rican traditions with founder and elder Iris Brown. Episode 2 is unveiling Vanessa Vega's contribution to a mural on Susqeuhanna celebrating Tainia identity in Philadelphia, at a community event hosted by CAICU and Mural Arts.

scapeG.O.A.T. (USA / 2025 / 22 MIN)
Dir. Erika Lobati
When an anxious overachiever takes the fall for a school-wide cyber scandal, her best friends must decide to either exonerate her academic record or allow the tensions in their friend group to take hold. This high school comedy captures teen awkwardness, loyal friendship, and coming-of-age growth through a fresh perspective of children of diaspora.    

Portraits of Philly Rumba: Tony (USA / 2026 / 4 MIN)
Dir: Melissa Beatriz    
"Portraits of Philly Rumba" is a short portrait series that features African American and Latin American percussionists and cultural keepers who have played a role in preserving the culture of rumba percussion in the Philadelphia region.

The World Cup in Recife (Brazil / 2014 / 15 MIN) 
Dir. Kleber Mendoniça Filho 
A major figure in international cinema documents what happens when the World Cup arrives in his hometown. Alternating between interviews with locals and tourists, as well as his own commentary on the hubbub that takes over Recife once soccer teams start arriving, Filho’s film offers a mosaic-like look at how the World Cup upturns local customs and infrastructure. This becomes evident in his decision to foreground the eviction of activists protesting the event and the use of government funds to sponsor the construction of new highways instead of public transport.

Lo Chan Lo Bassin (The chant of the waterway) (France / 2025 / 15 MIN) 
Dir. Célia Berby Maillot
Ondine returns to Reunion Island after a long absence, as her Grand-Pa is dying. While preparing to say goodbye, she has a strange encounter in a waterway. This moment draws her into the memory of her island, scarred by slavery and the wounds of the past.