cinéSPEAK presents Towards the Other Side: Local Film Shorts

121 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard,Philadelphia PA 19106

12 November, 2021

Description

cinéSPEAK is proud to present a short film program featuring work of Philadelphia innovative indie filmmakers that explores love and joy. This program is supported by the Philadelphia Office for Arts, Culture and Creative Economy and is produced in-partnership with Cherry Street Pier. — EVENT FLOW: 'Doors' @ 6:00PM Film Screening : 7:00PM Q&A with filmmakers to-follow —Plus! Afterwards, join us at The Garden, Cherry Street Pier's riverfront bar and restaurant, to connect with cinéSPEAK's team, local filmmakers and artists and friends old, new and not-yet. — **TICKETS: FREE** Donations to support our current and future work—including our West Philadelphia brick-and-mortar cinema project (coming in early 2022!) are welcome :) **COME EARLY! STAY LATE! Grab eats and drinks from The Garden at Cherry Street Pier riverfront bar/restaurant** (Pay-As-You-Go; Feel free to enjoy at the screening and throughout the Pier) **LOCATION OF SCREENING** This is a seated screening located in the center of the Pier in front of the jumbo-tron. The Pier is a semi-outdoor / covered public space. — ABOUT THE PROGRAM: <1 hr / Language: TBD with English subtitles TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE is a local filmmaker showcase centering work that is experimental, speculative, horror and fantasy, weird and strange. We’re looking for works that spook, bump in the night, are bloody and majestic, travel in time and play with form and expectation. This is work that considers the futurity and magical in the mundane as well as the fantastic. And finally, works that tell of times either passed, times present, or times future -- but with a funky twist. 'The Otherworldly is all around us: from the river to the spirit to the hologram. This call is right on time for Halloween season, Dia De Los Muertos and Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee heritage months. I find that films which question and inquire into the unknown, the forgotten, the mucky and sticky and horrifying and magical are to, some degree, the films that bring us closest together. There’s no mistake that some of the weirdest and strangest films are the ones we talk about with our families and friends. So, i think, we should bring on the spook' —Vernon Jordan III (Assistant Director of Programs) **ARE YOU A LOCAL FILMMAKER??** We are NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS for this program. **Deadline to submit is Friday October 22nd** LEARN MORE. APPLY. If selected, GET PAID. https://www.cinespeak.org/2021/10/07/opportunity-alert-call-for-local-film-shorts-cinespeak-cherry-street-pier-november-2021 FEATURED FILMS: TO BE ANNOUNCED... — ABOUT THE VENUE — CHERRY STREET PIER: 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Cherry Street Pier is a year-round, mixed-use public space on the central Delaware River waterfront. Built into the shell of a century-old municipal pier, it is a reflection of Philadelphia today—creative, diverse, historic, adaptable, and inspired. Learn More — ABOUT CINÉSPEAK: We are a Philadelphia-based cinema organization that engages diverse audiences through our independent, repertory and foreign film programming; creating space and centering the stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema. We promote community togetherness and global understanding by engaging film enthusiasts while cultivating the next generation of discerning moviegoers; encouraging people to demand social justice both on-screen and throughout society. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MICROCINEMA PROJECT—> $UPPORT OUR WORK—> https://cinespeak.wedid.it FOLLOW THE JOURNEY--> www.cineSPEAK.org @cineSPEAK (Instagram; Twitter; Facebook) STAY IN THE LOOP—> https://bit.ly/cinéSPEAKMail PROUDLY PHILLY. BOLDLY INDEPENDENT. SINCE 2013. Voted Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly® 2020 — Best Movie Theater