cinéSPEAK

cinéSPEAK bringing the under-represented and eclectic to the forefront of the Philadelphia cinema scene

We are a Philadelphia-based cinema and film publication that engages diverse audiences through our globally-minded contemporary and repertory independent 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 cultivat

ing the next generation of discerning moviegoers; encouraging people to demand social justice both on-screen and throughout society

cinéSPEAK is an independent charitable 501(c)(3).

We’ve been nominated for Metro Philly's Best Film Festival! YOU can help cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars Festival win!🏆✨⁠⁠Me...
07/16/2026

We’ve been nominated for Metro Philly's Best Film Festival! YOU can help cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars Festival win!🏆✨⁠
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Metro Philly’s Best of Philly nominations let residents show some love to the places and people that make the Philly area special. By voting for your favorite local events in each category, you can give your favorites the spotlight they deserve.❤️‍🔥🎆⁠

Votes refresh, so you can come back and show the love each and every day! We couldn’t do Under the Stars without our wonderful community; thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support. You all make us feel like the Best in Philly.🌃🎉⁠
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Vote for our Under the Stars film festival now through August 31 at 12pm EST: https://metrophillysbest.com/ #/gallery/549214510/

Next Friday! Don’t miss Palestine 36 Studio 34 🎞️🇵🇸 Film, community, and solidarity with Philly Palestine Coalition & ci...
07/16/2026

Next Friday! Don’t miss Palestine 36 Studio 34 🎞️🇵🇸 Film, community, and solidarity with Philly Palestine Coalition & cinéSPEAK.⁠
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Through the story of Yusuf, a young Palestinian navigating a rapidly changing world, Anna Maria Jacir's award-winning Palestine 36 explores a pivotal moment in Palestinian history and the forces that continue to shape the region today.🫒🍉⁠
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Event Flow:⁠
Doors: 7:00 PM⁠
Film: 7:30 PM⁠
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Tickets are available on a $10–$30 sliding scale, with 100% of Philly Palestine Coalition and cinéSPEAK's share of ticket sales supporting mutual aid efforts in Sudan and Palestine. No one turned away for lack of funds.🎟️🇸🇩 🇵🇸⁠
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Come gather in community for an evening of film, learning, and solidarity.❤️‍🔥🌃⁠
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🎟️ Get your tickets: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/6a04ad91ab165e9f93e60dc1

*Accessibility note: Studio 34 is located up one flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.

🏳️‍⚧️✨ Join cinéSPEAK on August 20 for She’s the He—a joyful, affirming transfeminine coming-of-age story that celebrat...
07/15/2026

🏳️‍⚧️✨ Join cinéSPEAK on August 20 for She’s the He—a joyful, affirming transfeminine coming-of-age story that celebrates becoming yourself. 🍿⁠
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She’s the He! is a Q***r coming of age comedy about two friends graduating high school. Ethan and Alex pose as trans women to dodge rumors of being gay. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. Navigating changing friendship dynamics, coming out, and the intricacies of Q***r identity, She’s the He! laughs at gender constructs and shows what it means to come of age as a trans woman. ❤️‍🔥🎞️⁠
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Two back-to-back screenings at Vox Populi at 7:00 PM and at 9:15 PM!⁠
The screening followed by a brief talk with special guests. Interested? Buy your tickets here: https://cinespeak.org/cinema/

Check out the new Philly Profile “Process Over Product: How Shavon Norris Reimagines the Future of Filmmaking ” by David...
07/14/2026

Check out the new Philly Profile “Process Over Product: How Shavon Norris Reimagines the Future of Filmmaking ” by David A. Gaines! 📝🍚
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cinéSPEAK Philly Cultural Critics Fellow David A. Gaines spoke with local healing-focused creative worker Shavon Norris in her beautiful South Philly home. She shares her thoughts on trauma-informed pedagogy, autonomy on film and theater sets, and wielding power responsibly.
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🔗 Read the full article: https://cinespeak.org/2026/07/14/process-over-product-how-shavon-norris-reimagines-the-future-of-filmmaking/

🚨 TONIGHT! 🚨 Join us at Two Locals Brewing Company for a free screening of Spike Lee's Crooklyn! 🎬💜⁠⁠If you've been look...
07/13/2026

🚨 TONIGHT! 🚨 Join us at Two Locals Brewing Company for a free screening of Spike Lee's Crooklyn! 🎬💜⁠
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If you've been looking for the perfect Monday night plan, we've got you covered:⁠
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🍻 Happy Hour starts at 5 PM⁠
🎥 Crooklyn begins at 7 PM⁠
🍿 Free popcorn courtesy of cinéSPEAK⁠
🥡 BYO dinner or order delivery⁠
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A love letter to Black family life, childhood, and 1970s Brooklyn, Crooklyn remains one of Spike Lee's most moving and personal films.⁠
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Bring a friend, grab a drink, and settle in for a great movie and conversation. See you tonight! ✨⁠
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📍 Two Locals Brewing Company⁠
🎟️ Free admission⁠
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RSVP: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/6a16f9b8b94123950ecaa48d

🏀✨ Think Space Jam for the next generation: join us this July at the Lawn UCity Square for a family-friendly movie night...
07/09/2026

🏀✨ Think Space Jam for the next generation: join us this July at the Lawn UCity Square for a family-friendly movie night under the stars. 🎞️☀️⁠
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Come check out Tyree Dillihay’s GOAT on July 17th! A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will this goat become the GOAT? Come find out!🐐⁠
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Event flow:⁠
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5-7PM: Happy hour at uCity Square Beer Garden🍺 ⁠
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8:00PM: Family friendly music at the Lawn 🎶 ⁠
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9:00 PM: Film screening! 🎉⁠
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Don’t miss our screenings of two Pixar Animation favorites, Elio on August 14th and Hoppers on September 11th!🛸🦫⁠
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cinéSPEAK is proud to participate in this paid partnership with UCity Square. If you’d like to learn more about hiring cinéSPEAK to put on film screenings, including curating the screenings and managing the productions, please reach out to us!✉️⁠
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To get tickets and learn more: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/6a21a71b05b0c29569e2f08f

July is a month of sunshine and growth. This July 30th, join cinéSPEAK Get Fresh Daily and Black Earth Agriculture Hub a...
07/08/2026

July is a month of sunshine and growth. This July 30th, join cinéSPEAK Get Fresh Daily and Black Earth Agriculture Hub at Freedom Greens & Garden for a special presentation of Seeds. 🎥🌱 ⁠
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⏰ Event Flow:⁠
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Garden Party at 6:30 - 8:00 PM—Enjoy music, food and drinks from local vendors (pay-as-you-go)⁠
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Pre-Screening Conversation at 7:45 PM—presented by Black Earth Agriculture and Get Fresh Daily⁠
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Film at 8:45 - 10:50 PM⁠
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Seeds is a meditative film which uses lyrical black and white imagery to examine the decline of generational black farmers and the significance of owning land. This screening is brought to you in partnership with the Black Earth Agriculture Hub, the flagship initiative of Nriife Roots Collective to be a catalyst for the holistic betterment of the African diasporic community, and Get Fresh Daily, a mission-driven organization that provides healthy living education through culturally relevant programs that focus on the Black community.👩🏿‍🌾🌾⁠
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cinéSPEAK is proud to be a partner of the 2nd annual national tour of The Popcorn List, a program offering sneak-preview screening events for cutting-edge releases without wide distribution. The films—all by first-time feature filmmakers, several of whom are women and people of color—have previously premiered at SXSW, Sundance, Venice, BFI Flare and True/False. 🍿🎬⁠
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Doors open at Freedom Greens & Garden 6:30 for a garden party and pre-screening conversation, followed by the screening at 8:45.

Buy your tickets: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/6a05ef7c6f415212541c6e08

✨ Join us July 13 at Two Locals Brewing for Crooklyn, Spike Lee’s beloved coming-of-age story filled with laughter, love...
07/04/2026

✨ Join us July 13 at Two Locals Brewing for Crooklyn, Spike Lee’s beloved coming-of-age story filled with laughter, love, and Brooklyn soul. 🎥🍻⁠
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Come early to connect with fellow film lovers during happy hour, stay for a pre-screening discussion, and enjoy a free screening with complimentary popcorn from cinéSPEAK. 🍿⁠
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📍 Two Locals Brewing Company⁠
🕔 Happy Hour: 5–7 PM⁠
🎬 Film: 7:00 PM *arrive early for happy hour specials and to snag your seat⁠
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Bring your dinner, grab a drink, and experience one of Spike Lee's most heartfelt films on the big screen with community. ❤️⁠
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Free admission. Donations help support independent film programming and local artists. RSVP: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/6a16f9b8b94123950ecaa48d

🔥 THIS MONTH ONLY: Don’t miss a rare chance to witness visionary artist Rashid Zakat pull back the curtain on his creati...
07/02/2026

🔥 THIS MONTH ONLY: Don’t miss a rare chance to witness visionary artist Rashid Zakat pull back the curtain on his creative process, groundbreaking projects, and artistic journey with cinéSPEAK and Maestro Filmworks.❤️‍🔥‼️ ⁠
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This event is a performance and open-laptop conversation with media artist Rashid Zakat. Rashid will VJ a short set, then converse with the room about past projects, works in process, half-finished ideas, and the randomness of his media archive. 💻⁠
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Come out on Thursday, July 23rd to Symphony Philly (1516 N 5th St Unit 104). Networking starts at 6pm (with complimentary snacks and beverages from Human Robot!), and the program begins at 7PM. ⁠
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Tickets are $15. Learn more and register: https://cinespeak.eventive.org/schedule/69de536d9f0d88574866fc6e

🌞🍿 Hot days, cool films. Don’t miss July’s indie movie lineup.⁠⁠🔥 This month is packed with can’t-miss screenings and sp...
07/01/2026

🌞🍿 Hot days, cool films. Don’t miss July’s indie movie lineup.⁠
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🔥 This month is packed with can’t-miss screenings and special events: Movie Mondays with Two Locals Brewing Company continues with a Spike Lee classic, The Popcorn List brings fresh new films, our all-ages animation series launches with The Lawn at UCity Square, and we’re teaming up with Rashid Zakat and Philly Palestine Coalition for two unforgettable community events. 🍿🎞️⁠
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📅 July Events:⁠
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🍺 Mon, July 13 — Crooklyn (1994)⁠
📍 Two Locals Brewing Company⁠
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn. 🌇⁠
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⁠🍿 Thurs, July 16th — F**ktoys *Two Back-to-Back Screenings*⁠
📍 Vox Populi
A cursed q***r young s*x worker sets out on a wild fundraising adventure through Trashtown, USA, after she's told by multiple psychics that she can break the curse by paying them $1000. 💵⁠
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🍃 Fri, July 17th — GOAT⁠
📍 The Lawn at UCity Square⁠
Join us for the kick off of our summer all ages animation series! A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. 🐐⁠
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💻 Tues, July 23rd — In Process: Rashid Zakat⁠
📍Symphony Philly⁠
This event is a performance and open-laptop conversation with media artist Rashid Zakat. Rashid will VJ a short set, then converse with the room about past and future projects and more. 🤩⁠
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🍉 Weds, July 24th— Palestine 36⁠
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Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. Don't miss Anna Maria Jacir's award-winning epic feature! 🇵🇸⁠
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🌱 Thurs, July 30th— Seeds⁠
📍Freedom Greens & Garden⁠
Join us, Get Fresh Daily and Black Earth Agriculture for a garden party and film screening! Using lyrical black and white imagery, this meditative film examines the decline of generational Black farmers and the significance of owning land.🧑🏿‍🌾⁠
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❤️‍🔥 Get your tickets: https://cinespeak.org/cinema/

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