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  • Koletivo Sin Nombre presents Gloria Rolando’s El Alacarán

    Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore & Social Center 210 South 45th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join Woy Magazine, cinéSPEAK for a screening and conversation with the filmmaker celebrating Afro-Cuban heritage and cultural resistance!Join Koletivo Sin Nombre, Woy Magazine, cinéSPEAK and Gloria Rolando for a screening of El Alacrán, a film on Havana’s Carnival comparsa, and a discussion on the Carnival in both Cuba and Haiti - and its connection to cultural resistance. Celebrate Afro-Cuban heritage and Caribbean solidarity!Koletivo Sin Nombre is a collective of artists, organizers, and athletes who use creative resistance to build solidarity across Nuestra America. Follow: @Kolektivo.Sin.Nombre (Instagram)**EVENT FLOW**DOORS @ 5:30PMSCREENING & CONVERSATION with the filmmaker @ 6:00PM—**TICKETS**FREE TO ATTEND —DONATIONS TO

  • cinéSPEAK Under The Stars 2025

    cinéSPEAK Under The Stars 2025
    Clark Park 4300-4398 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia

    We’re thrilled to announce cinéSPEAK Under the Stars 2025, our annual FREE outdoor film festival at West Philly’s beloved Clark Park! 🎬✨ 🗓️ Fridays: May 23, May 30, June 6, June 13 (Rain dates = the following Saturdays!) ⏰ Event Flow: 7 PM — Community hangout with live music, food vendors, and local orgs. BYO chairs, blankets, picnics, and friends! 9 PM — FILMS under the stars 🌙 🎥 Film Lineup: May 23 — It Must Be Heaven Dir. Elia Suleiman — Short: Where the Wind Blows Dir. Hana Elias *Philadelphia Premiere* May 30 *Philadelphia Premieres* — River of Grass

    Free

  • Lights, Camera, Joy: A cinéSPEAK Celebration

    Forman Arts Initiative 2210 N Philip St,, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Film has the power to bring us together, spark conversations, and fuel movements for collective liberation and that’s exactly what cinéSPEAK is all about! We’re inviting you to be part of this momentum: to gather, celebrate, learn, and dream with us, while fueling the future of community-centered cinema in Philly. On Thursday, December 4th, from 6–9 pm, we’re hosting an unforgettable evening with our beloved community at Forman Arts Initiative (2210 N. Philip Street, Philadelphia PA 19133), an ADA accessible space. You can expect an evening with a joyous and celebratory vibe: DJ, mocktails and cocktails, light bites, short films,

    $20 – $40

  • cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Speakn’ Trane and Sylvie’s Love

    Two Locals Brewing 3675 Market Street, #Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Movie Mondays—a monthly gathering every 2nd Monday celebrating innovative Black filmmakers! In April, we’re celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with Eugene Ashe's Sylvie's Love and Anyabwile Love's Speakn' Trane (local short). Following the program, culture writer, John Morrison will be in conversation with Anyabwile Love. You don't wanna miss this! Event Flow: Enjoy happy hour at 5-7 PM ($9 sangria, $1 off beer & wine, $10 bartender's special cocktail!) Film at 6-8:30PM (you'll have fun AND be home and in bed before 10!) Food: BYO-Dinner (bring your dinner or have it

    $135

  • cinéSPEAK x Vox Populi presents Pt.2 – The People Rise Up: A Third World Newsreel Retrospective (1968-72)

    Vox Populi 319 N 11th Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    We're thrilled to announce a new year-long collaboration: cinéSPEAK x Vox Populi present 3rd Thursdays! For April, we’re presenting powerful short films from the Third World Newsreel retrospective (1968-1972), documenting grassroots movements for land sovereignty both domestically and around the world. This program showcases movements in the Dominican Republic, Palestine and New York City. Since 1968, Third World Newsreel (TWN) has been at the forefront of advocating for media that champions cultural and social justice, highlighting the narratives of historically marginalized and diverse communities. TWN is committed to fostering unity and solidarity through powerful storytelling that drives change. 📍 Vox

  • Under the Stars 2026 Festival Preview Party

    The Lawn at uCity Square 3701 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us on Friday, April 24 from 5PM - 8PM for the Under the Stars Festival Preview Party at The Lawn at UCity Square, a special evening where we’ll reveal this year’s full outdoor summer festival lineup and celebrate the season ahead. The rain location will be indoors at Two Locals Brewing Company (1/2 block south on 37th just north of Market Street) Enjoy tunes by DJ Jamz, cash bar, complimentary light refreshments and great company as we gather to kick off cinéSPEAK’s annual open-air film festival in style. cinéSPEAK is a 501C3 nonprofit that is fueled by community support.

    Free

  • cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Sorry to Bother You (2018)

    Two Locals Brewing 3675 Market Street, #Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Movie Mondays—a monthly gathering every 2nd Monday celebrating innovative Black filmmakers! In May, we’re centering workers and labor organizing by showcasing the work of the brilliant Boots Riley and his 2018 indie hit, Sorry to Bother You. Be sure to keep an eye on his next highly anticipated feature, I Love Boosters, which hits theaters on May 22! Event Flow: Enjoy happy hour at 5-7 PM ($9 sangria, $1 off beer & wine, $10 bartender's special cocktail!) Film at 6-8:30PM (you'll have fun AND be home and in bed before

    $135

  • Under the Stars 2026: Everybody to Kenmure Street with Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento

    Clark Park at 43rd & Chester Ave, Philadelphia, PA

    You're invited to the 6th annual cinéSPEAK Under the Stars at Clark Park! For Opening Night of the 2026 Under the Stars festival, we are proud to present the Pennsylvania premieres of the Sundance Award-winning Everybody to Kenmure Street and Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento (Full Belly, Happy Heart)! Rain Date: Saturday, May 30 Event Flow: 7:00 PM: Community Gathering with live music from Mariposas Galacticas and DJ Ripley and on-site advocacy and cultural partners: Asian Americans United, Juntos, No Ice Philly, Sharing Excess, Food Not Bombs Philly and West Philly Porchfest. BYO picnic, blankets, and friends. Food and drinks will

    Free

  • cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Set It Off (30th Anniversary) and Rainbow Girls

    Two Locals Brewing 3675 Market Street, #Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for cinéSPEAK x Two Locals Brewing Company present Movie Mondays—a monthly gathering every 2nd Monday celebrating innovative Black filmmakers! In June, we’re celebrating Pride with queer heist films: F. Gary Gray's Set It Off (1996) and Nana Duffour's award-winning short, Rainbow Girls (2025). Eat the rich! Event Flow: Enjoy happy hour at 5-7 PM ($9 sangria, $1 off beer & wine, $10 bartender's special cocktail!) Film at 6-8:30PM (you'll have fun AND be home and in bed before 10!) Food: BYO-Dinner (bring your dinner or have it delivered) Free movie theater style popcorn by cinéSPEAK Tickets: This event

  • The Lawn at UCity Square x cinéSPEAK present Hoppers

    The Lawn at uCity Square 3701 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    You're invited to a new FREE outdoor family friendly screening series presented by The Lawn at UCity Square! For September, we're excited to present a zany animal world sci-fi adventure, Hoppers (2026)—What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film "Hoppers," scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined.

    Free