Street Movies!
Submitted on January 22,2026
Scribe Video Center’s Street Movies! series brings people together in communities across the Greater Philadelphia Region to engage with independent film and foster discussion around culture, community history, and issue-driven stories. All screenings are free, open to the public, and family-friendly. Check out program and registration details for upcoming events in our spring 2026 (undercover) season below.
STREET MOVIES! (Undercover)
Every Third Thursday from April to June, 2026
This spring, we’re excited to bring you three new collaborations with organizations in Philadelphia and Camden that touch on diverse and distinct themes. These events will be held indoors.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Camden FireWorks (1813 Broadway, Camden, NJ)
Thursday, May 21st, 6:30-8:30PM
Join us on Thursday, May 21st for the second installment of the spring Street Movies! Undercover screening & performance series at Camden FireWorks’ gallery + artist studio space.
Scribe Video Center and Camden FireWorks present four documentary shorts exploring Environmental Justice. The film program will feature Sundance ‘26 Award Winner, The Boys and The Bees (2025) directed by Arielle Knight, A Tribe Called Camden (2026) directed by Justin DeGuzman, Christian Hayden’s premiere of I Spoke to a Tomato Plant (2026), which follows gardeners in the Mantua and Belmont area of Philadelphia, and Eve’s Garden (2007), which documents the story of a lush urban garden in the middle of Camden’s urban-industrial waterfront, made collaboratively by local residents through Scribe’s Precious Places Community History Project.
Spoken Word by Jay Friday (@tjif_artistry)
Musical Performance by Rieko Safiyya (@riekosafiyya)
Event Flow
- 6:30PM - Doors
- 6:40PM - Spoken word by Jay Friday
- 6:50PM - Musical performance by Rieko Safiyya
- 7:00-8:30PM - Screening & Discussion
Register → RSVP
IDEA Center for the Arts (217 Market St, Camden, NJ)
Thursday, June 18th, 7-9PM
IDEA Center for the arts builds more socially resourceful and vibrant communities by strengthening the human potential through creativity, culture and arts based learning.
OPEN CALL
Open Call for Short Films
Scribe Video Center is accepting short films of all genres from independent filmmakers for the 2026 Street Movies! Series.
Key Details:
- All genres of short film are welcome: narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and more
- Works that foster discussion around culture, untold histories, and community concerns are encouraged
- Honorariums are provided for all filmmakers presenting work
- Fill out the open call application at bit.ly/StreetMovies2026
- Deadline: June 1, 2026.
Open Call for Performing Artists
Scribe Video Center is looking for performing artists for the 2026 Street Movies! Series.
Key Details:
- All types of performing artists are welcome: musicians, poets, dancers, and more
- We are looking for performances of 15-20 minutes in length
- Honorariums are provided for all booked artists
- Fill out the open call application at bit.ly/
StreetMoviesBooking2026 - Deadline: July 1, 2026
Questions? Email Street Movies! Field Producer & Programmer at william@scribe.org
PAST EVENTS:
YEAH Philly (6809 Greenway Avenue, Philadelphia, PA)
Thursday, April 16th, 6-8PM
Scribe Video Center and YEAH Philly presented short films on the theme "Joy and Abolition" on April 16th. YEAH Philly is a Black-Led community-based nonprofit that works with teens and young adults who have been impacted by violence. Two new films will be premiered by YEAH Philly alongside A New Voice (2025), directed by lifelong activists Mike and Debbie Davis, and Preservation (2019) a short doc about Malcolm X Park, produced by the Philadelphia Student Union through Scribe’s Precious Places Community History Project.