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  • Resistance & Joy Screening curated by the Color Congress

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for the screening of the two Color Congress curated collections entitled "Reclaiming Identity" and "Reclaiming Power."The Resistance & Joy Screening Tour is a bold new initiative presenting a powerful slate of twelve short documentaries, all directed by filmmakers of color. These films explore urgent and deeply personal themes, from LGBTQ+ rights and intergenerational healing to advocacy, cultural preservation, and the resilience of communities reclaiming spaces.Reclaiming Identity: Stories of LGBTQ+ love and resilience, intergenerational healing, and communities reclaiming their spaces. These films center on personal and collective journeys of self-discovery, healing, and belonging. Through intergenerational storytelling, bold artistic expression,

  • North Philadelphia History Festival

    North Philadelphia 1100 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators and other cultural workers. These multimedia projects and events will explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th centuries. All events will be free and open to the public. Registration for select events and activations is open now!

    Free

  • We Remember and We Recall: Oral History Listening Room

    Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection 1330 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Come together for this exploration of North Philly community memory and culture through oral history.Scribe Video Center in partnership with Dr. Diane Turner presents “We Remember and We Recall: North Philadelphia Oral History Project,” an oral history event.The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection of Temple University Libraries, with grant support from the Alston-Beech Foundation, presents: “We Remember and We Recall: North Philadelphia Oral History Project.” A community memory initiative, this project gives voice to current and former residents of North Philadelphia, enabling community members to share the rich history and culture of community life as they have experienced it and

  • In Pursuit of Preservation: A Community Conversation

    COMPASSIONATE VIII EVENTS 2100 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Hear from experts and community members shaping what it means to protect Black Historic Districts.The Dox Thrash House Project, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition, and Community Design Collaborative presents “In Pursuit of Preservation: A Community Conversation for our Black Historic District,” a panel discussion.Produced by Scribe Video Center for the North Philadelphia History Festival.___________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:The Dox Thrash House Project, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition, and Community Design Collaborative are hosting an important community conversation about officially nominating their neighborhood as a Local Historic District! Come together with neighbors, cultural stewards, and design thinkers for a panel discussion to explore how historic district recognition

  • Return of the Freedom Library

    Wagner Free Institute of Science 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Jubilee students present their version of the Freedom Library honoring Dr. John ChurchvilleScribe Video Center in partnership with Jubilee School Students present “Return of the Freedom Library,” a pop-up library and celebration of Black history and literature.__________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:In 1964, John Churchville, inspired by the work of Malcolm X, created the Freedom Library. Its purpose was to expose his North Philadelphia community to the under-told stories of Black history and literature.On July 25th, Jubilee students in grades 4th and 5th grades will present their version of the Freedom Library in order to honor the legacy of the original library and

  • Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective: Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.

    The Yard on John Coltrane Street 1517 North 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us in this musical celebration of North Philadelphia’s jazz history and culture!Scribe Video Center in partnership with Friends of the Tanner House and Strawberry Mansion CDC presents “Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective: Jam Session Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.,” a one-night-only performance.__________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:Born in Buffalo, NY, but maintaining a very special connection with North Philadelphia, Grover Washington Jr.'s mix of jazz and rhythm and blues soon made him a legendary musician, composer, performer, and one of Philadelphia’s musical ambassadors to the world.In this one-night-only offering, Black Buttafly and the Nu School Collective reactivate, remix, and improvise

  • Places Of Power: Villa Africana Colobó Garden

    Villa Africana Colobó (Norris Square Neighborhood Project) 2267 North Palethorp Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Step into the history and culture of West African and Puerto Rican diasporas in North Philly’s community gardens with this AR installation.Iris Brown (Norris Square Neighborhood Project), and Anula Shetty & Mike Kuetemeyer (Termite TV Collective) present Places Of Power - Villa Africana Colobó Garden, an immersive AR installation.___________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:Places Of Power: Villa Africana Colobó Garden is an immersive AR/VR documentary, public art, and community media project that celebrates the West African diaspora in Puerto Rican culture and the legacy of Grupo Motivos, a group of Puerto Rican women who transformed vacant city lots into vibrant community gardens. Project

  • Strawberry Mansion Through the Years

    Strawberry Mansion Learning Center 2946 West Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Explore decades of everyday life in Strawberry Mansion with this archival photography exhibition and neighborhood story circle.Scribe Video Center in partnership with Friends of the Tanner House & Strawberry Mansion Learning Center presents Strawberry Mansion Through the Years - A Neighborhood Storyshare Exhibition.___________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:A unique multigenerational community storytelling event in honor of the North Philadelphia History Festival, featuring a temporary exhibition of a curated set of historical Strawberry Mansion neighborhood images. What stories emerge from us revisiting these images and the periods of neighborhood life they represent? This opportunity for a neighborhood story circle seeks to bring about more

  • Street Movies! with Masjidullah in West Oak Lane

    Masjidullah - The Center for Human Excellence 7401 Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Masjidullah: The Center for Human Excellence. Join us for a live performance and a screening of five short films, followed by a community

  • Animation Studio for Youth

    Body of Work: Tony Heriza
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

    $50

  • Animation Studio for Youth

    Body of Work: Tony Heriza
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

    $50

  • Animation Studio for Youth

    Body of Work: Tony Heriza
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

    $50

  • Animation Studio for Youth

    Body of Work: Tony Heriza
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

    $50

  • Animation Studio for Youth

    Body of Work: Tony Heriza
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

    $50

  • Street Movies! with Bartram’s Garden

    Bartram's Garden 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Bartram's Garden. Join us for a live performance and a screening of five short films, followed by a community discussion.7:30 pm - Live

  • Street Movies! with Friends of Mifflin Square Park & Cambodian Association

    Mifflin Square Park 500 Wolf Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Friends of Mifflin Square Park and The Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia. Join us for a live performance and a screening of five

  • Precious Places Community History Project Premiere

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    What is the history of your neighborhood?Precious Places Community History Project PremiereJoin us at Scribe for the premiere screening of three new documentaries produced by community groups in collaboration with Scribe Video Center. The works include documentaries on West Philadelphia High School (West Philadelphia), The Cure at Simon Gratz High School (Hunting Park), and UC Townhomes (West Philadelphia).Scribe Video Center’s Precious Places program is a regional community history project created to document the spaces that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live. Precious Places teaches the video production process to participating groups, fostering projects authored by

  • Street Movies! with Strawberry Mansion CDC

    The Yard on John Coltrane Street 1517 North 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Strawberry Mansion CDC. There will be a live performance and a screening of four short films, followed by a community discussion.7:45 pm -

  • Street Movies! with One Art Community Center

    One Art Community Center 431-39 N. 52nd, St. Philadelphia, PA 19131, Philadelphia, PA

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with One Art Community Center, featuring a live performance and a screening of five short films, followed by a community discussion.7:45 pm - Live

  • Street Movies! with Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

    227 N 11th St 227 North 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC). The night will begin with a live performance followed by a screening of four short films, with breaks

  • Street Movies! with Friends of Vernon Park & Germantown Info Hub

    Vernon Park 5800 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaScribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership with Friends of Vernon Park and Germantown Info Hub. Join us for a live performance and a screening of five short films, followed by

  • Storyville: Virtually Free by André Robert Lee

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Please join us for a screening of Virtually Free by André Robert Lee preceded by the short film, Fight until We Decay by Ami GlazerVirtually Free (USA, 2020, 40 minutes) by André Robert LeeThis film follows three teens: Sid, Taee, and AR currently being held in a Richmond, VA detention center who are offered the chance to become activists speaking truth to power. Virtually Free is a documentary about unlikely allies who partner to transform the juvenile justice system and stop mass incarceration.André Robert Lee is a filmmaker and educator with experience teaching writing at The Wharton School of the University

  • Producers’ Forum: Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Please join us for a screening of The Five Demands with Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller.The Five Demands By Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller (USA, 2023, 74 minutes)In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located right in the heart of Harlem. Through archival footage and present-day interviews, The Five Demands is the riveting story of a student strike fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the United States at the time. The strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to an extended campus occupation,

  • Extraordinary Ordinary: Black People in Northern Liberties before 1860

    Immerse yourself in the rich Black history and community of Northern Liberties in the 19th century with this walking tour.Scribe Video Center in partnership with 1838 Black Metropolis presents “Extraordinary Ordinary: Black People in Northern Liberties before 1860,” a Walking Tour and Paschall’s Alley Poetry Takeover.ABOUT THE PROJECT:Paschall’s Alley was once a major Underground Railroad site, tucked quietly into the fabric of everyday life in Northern Liberties. This upcoming experience from 1838 Black Metropolis uncovers how ordinary Black residents helped build this area of safety and resistance in the 1830s and 1840s, shaping a vibrant community rooted in faith, family,

  • Storyville: Searching for the Songs of Wanaragua by Eli LaBan

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join Scribe Video Center and Big Picture Alliance for a screening of "Searching for the Songs of Wanaragua" at Scribe on December 12, 7PM. This short documentary follows Cesar Vargas, a Garifuna language teacher and researcher from Honduras, and Eli LaBan, a documentary filmmaker from Philadelphia, as they record and translate traditional songs to use as teaching tools to support the revitalization of the endangered afro-indigenous Garifuna language in Honduras. Eli LaBan is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has worked on projects pertaining to social development, cultural preservation, and education across the world.

    $5

  • Scribe Video Center’s Winter Solstice Party

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Please join us for our annual holiday/winter party! ❄️Join us for a Scribe tradition to celebrate the end of year holidays and gather together as we prepare for a return of light. We will have food, drinks, games, live music, and dancing.Feeling festive? Consider becoming a member or giftina membership to a loved one this holiday season at scribe.org/annual-appeal.

  • Screening: “You Don’t Have to Go Home, But…” by Aidan Un

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    You Don’t Have to Go Home, But . . .by Aidan Un (USA, 2024, 78 min) is an ode to dancing bodies, a grimy love letter to Philly, a story about what to do when the DJ has played the last song, the club’s lights come on, and you gotta go . . . somewhere. Following dancers at different stages of their artistic lives, with legendary party Second Sundae as backdrop, this film examines the possibility of spiritual fulfillment in a socioeconomic configuration that ultimately doesn’t value the practices that make us free. The evening will also feature the next

    $3

  • Scribe’s Precious Places Premiere

    Free Library of Philadelphia (Parkway Central Branch) 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Precious Places Premiere Montgomery Auditorium, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street Since 2003, Scribe Video Center’s Precious Places Community History Project has facilitated the production of 124 short documentaries about the spaces that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live. Precious Places teaches the video production process to participating groups, fostering projects authored by those who intimately know the featured neighborhoods best. Join Scribe in premiering 6 new films in the Precious Places Community History Project, including documentaries on the African American Museum of Philadelphia in Old City, East Mt. Airy Neighbors in East Mt. Airy,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • Producers’ Forum: Fire Through Dry Grass by Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides

    Body of Work: Night 1 – My Brooklyn/Body of Work: Night 2 – Emergent City
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Fire Through Dry Grass by Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides (USA, 2023, 89 min) As COVID-19 raged through nursing homes, a group of Black and brown disabled artists decided to document in real time the harrowing experience of residents inside the Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. Co-directors Alexis Neophytides and Andres “Jay” Molina uncover a history of institutional neglect and abandonment, where Jay lives along with his fellow Reality Poets, a group of residents mostly gun violence survivors. Wearing snapback caps and Air Jordans, Jay and the other Reality Poets don’t look like typical nursing home residents. They

    $4 – $5

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • Storyville: Land of Dreams by Ambarien Alqadar

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Land of Dreams by Ambarien Alqadar (USA, 2025, 40 min) Virender Rana, once a migrant worker from India, chases his dream of becoming a filmmaker while working as a taxi driver in America. Shot over a decade, an intimate portrait of an immigrant following his dreams. Ambarien Alqadar began her filmmaking journey as an assistant to director Sabiha Sumar on sets of Silent Waters. Shaped by the experience of growing up in Jamia Nagar- a neighborhood on the margins of New Delhi, famous for its crushing lack of resources, police atrocities and delicious biryani, Ambarien works with a culturally specific

    $3

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe

    “Possession: Body, Memory, Home ” Gallery at Scribe
    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Opening Reception: Friday, July 24, 4 - 6:30 PM This exhibit brings together the work of artists Jihan Thomas, Efi Green, and Linda Fernandez in an exhibition exploring healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s power to hold vulnerability,

    Free

  • Storyville: Africa’s Cultural Landmarks by Sosena Solomon

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Africa’s Cultural Landmarks by Sosena Solomon (USA, 2025, 77 min) Africa’s Cultural Landmarks, a series of short documentaries directed by Sosena Solomon, examines some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes. With striking visual storytelling, the films document current preservation efforts against the backdrop of an array of challenges ranging from perishable materiality to rapid urbanization. Part of an initiative to introduce new visual content that reframes The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newly renovated Arts of Africa galleries, Africa’s Cultural Landmarks highlights Africa’s diverse architectural vernaculars, foregrounding local perspectives and stewardship, bridging ancestral legacies with contemporary narratives across the subcontinent. Sosena

    $3

  • Storyville: Africa’s Cultural Landmarks by Sosena Solomon

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Africa’s Cultural Landmarks by Sosena Solomon (USA, 2025, 77 min) Africa’s Cultural Landmarks, a series of short documentaries directed by Sosena Solomon, examines some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes. With striking visual storytelling, the films document current preservation efforts against the backdrop of an array of challenges ranging from perishable materiality to rapid urbanization. Part of an initiative to introduce new visual content that reframes The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newly renovated Arts of Africa galleries, Africa’s Cultural Landmarks highlights Africa’s diverse architectural vernaculars, foregrounding local perspectives and stewardship, bridging ancestral legacies with contemporary narratives across the subcontinent. Sosena

    $3

  • Producers’ Forum: The Great Experiment by Stephen Maing and Eric Daniel Metzgar

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The Great Experiment by Stephen Maing and Eric Daniel Metzgar (USA, Mexico, 2026, 100 mins) What holds a people together when the story they tell about themselves begins to fracture? The Great Experiment is an epic poem in documentary form – a mirror held to an American nation at war with its own reflection, asking not who is right, but whether the experiment itself can survive. Filmed in striking black and white across the US over four consequential years, from 2017 to 2021, the film considers the results of what George Washington once called “our last great experiment” in democracy.

    $4 – $5

  • Gary Smalls Gallery Project presents: Possession: Body, Memory, Home

    Scribe Video Center 3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Closing Reception: Friday, October 16, 2026, from 5:00 - 7:00 PMThis exhibit brings together the work of artists Sherry Shine, Dejeonge Reese, Linda Fernandez, and Jihan Thomas and explores healing, identity, and self-possession through deeply personal visual language. Across painting, mixed media, abstraction, and symbolism, the artists transform experiences of grief, motherhood, migration, mental health, and cultural memory into spaces of reflection and resilience. Rooted in vivid color, expressive gesture, and layered storytelling, Possession: Body, Memory, Home considers home not only as a physical place, but as something carried within the body, memory, and spirit. Together, these works affirm art’s