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Visiting form Brazil, filmmaker Diosmar Filho will be in-person at Scribe Video Center to screen and discuss Terras Que LibertamJoin us for a screening of the documentary film "Lands That Release: Stories of the Cupertinos" co-sponsored by the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements & Population Health Equity at Drexel University. The screening will be followed by a conversation about land-based resistance struggles in Brazil with Diosmar Filho, co-director and producer of the film, and Dr. Ashley Gripper, faculty at the Ubuntu Center.About the FilmLands That Release/Terras Que Libertam documents the trajectory of the Black Quilombola population living in Chapada

Please join us for a three-day screening event featuring Jean Marie Téno

Please join us for a three-day screening event featuring Jean Marie Téno

Please join us for a three-day screening event featuring Jean Marie Téno

What is the history of your neighborhood?Precious Places Community History Project Premiere Since 2003, Scribe Video Center’s Precious Places Community History project has facilitated the production of 118 short documentaries about the public spaces, buildings, parks in the greater Philadelphia area that reveal the untold story of our region. Produced collaboratively with members of local communities, these carefully crafted films draw from the memories of neighbors to tell the story and the contemporary struggles of the places where we live.Please join Scribe in celebrating the premiere of 7 new films in the Precious Places Community History project including documentaries on ACES

Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaHosted by Philly Thrive, join us for a screening of short films and community-led discussion surrounding environmental justice, community organizing, and neighborhood history.7:45pm - Live Music Performance by Samantha Rise8:00pm - 9:45pm Film Program & DiscussionFilm Program:On the Fenceline: A Fight for Clean Air (Dir. Tara Eng, Kristen Harrison, Alex Klein, and Alisha Tamarchenko / USA / 2021 / 25 Minutes): An empowering story documenting how residents and Philly Thrive organizers in Philadelphia shut down the east coast’s largest oil refinery and fought for their

Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaHosted by Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, join us for a special screening of documentary films made by women from the SWANA region, followed by an open discussion on community-organizing in Philadelphia. Programming co-curated by Joseph Fahim.7:45pm - Poetry Reading by Nada Abuasi8:00pm - 9:45pm Film Program & DiscussionFilm Program:Confessions of the Family Torchbearer (Dir. Lara Bedewi / USA / 2024 / 16 Minutes): This handmade docushort spotlights the filmmaker’s relationship with Middle Eastern culture by exploring intergenerational dynamics between her mother, teta, and herself. Intercut

Free outdoor screening series bringing independent short films and videos to vibrant public spaces throughout PhiladelphiaHosted by Urban Creators, join us for a screening and community-led discussion showcasing empowering stories with family, fantasy, music, and unity at the core.7:30pm - Live Performance7:45pm - 9:30pm Film Program & DiscussionFilm Program:Dear Philadelphia (Dir. Renee Maria Osubu / USA / 2021 / 27:48 Minutes): With the help of their family, friends, and faith, three fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community in North Philadelphia.The Love Machine (Dir. Jasmine Lynea / USA / 2022 / 9:45 Minutes): After successfully building a time

Scribe Video Center and Jewish Currents present a 20th-anniversary screening of Young Jewish And LeftTwenty years ago, ​​Michael Chameides and Irit Reinheimer traveled across the U.S. and interviewed over 50 Jews who identify as anarchists, leftists, radicals, communists, or socialists. They were looking for a Jewish culture that coincided with their values. Scribe Video Center and Jewish Currents present a 20th-anniversary screening of Young Jewish And Left, a 55-minute documentary that weaves interviews and experimental filmmaking to build a conversation about queer culture, Jewish Arab history, secular Yiddishkeit, anti-racist analysis, and religious/spiritual traditions into a multi-layered portrait of Leftist Jewish

Please join us for the screening of "Bitter Cane" followed by a post screening discussion with DeeDee Halleck.An award-winning documentary about the colonial exploitation of the Haitian people, Bitter Cane was filmed secretly by a collective of Haitian and American filmmakers—many part of the Mouvement Haitien de Libération, an underground revolutionary organization—during the dictatorship of Jean-Claude (“Baby Doc”) Duvalier. The film’s deep insights into the exploitation and foreign domination of the Haitian people remain all too relevant today.After BITTER CANE was filmed in Haiti – clandestinely during the regime of Jean-Claude Duvalier – the director was identified as “Jacques Arcelin.”

Join WURD hosts Joann Bell and Dr. James Peterson for a live broadcast at Scribe Video Center.Special Broadcast: WURD on Democracy with Joann Bell & Dr. James Peterson – Oct 29!WURD on Democracy is bringing you a special broadcast this October 29, from 5PM to 7PM, hosted by Joann Bell and Dr. James Peterson, live from Scribe Video Center, 3908 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia. We’ll be discussing the importance of your vote in shaping the future as Election Day approaches. Tune in to get insights on voter power and how we can make a difference in 2024. Don’t miss this