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🎬 CINÉSPEAK UNDER THE STARS 2024 TRAILER DROP! — This year, we had the pleasure of working with renowned West Philly animator @ErikRuin , cinéSPEAK Board Member @AlbersMedia , and Jupiter Blue of @SunRaArkestraOfficial 🎶
🌃 NEXT FRIDAY 5/24 our favorite time of year kicks off! We're delighted to announce the return of our premiere outdoor indie film festival— Under the Stars at Clark Park, happening Fridays, May 24 - June 14.
🌟 Every year, when the weather is *just* right, we bring audiences together for magical evenings of outdoor cinema at Clark Park in West Philly. Each week, we proudly feature local DJs and incredible independent films from around the world. Bring-Your-Own picnics, blankets, and chairs.
🎟 All events are FREE and open to the public. Registration is requested.
🍿 Check out the full lineup, mark your calendar, tell your friends, and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/under-the-stars-at-clark-park-2024-3300979
cinéSPEAK Under the Stars 2024 is presented thanks to generous support from @WHYY, @PhillyCAM, @LeewayFound & Independence Public Media Foundation— with additional support from @Lightbulb_Rentals and @HRCGreaterPhila and in partnership with @FreeLibrary @VideoConsortium - PHL
🎬 CINÉSPEAK UNDER THE STARS 2024 TRAILER DROP! — This year, we had the pleasure of working with renowned West Philly animator @ErikRuin , cinéSPEAK Board Member @AlbersMedia , and Jupiter Blue of @SunRaArkestraOfficial 🎶 🌃 NEXT FRIDAY 5/24 our favorite time of year kicks off! We're delighted to announce the return of our premiere outdoor indie film festival— Under the Stars at Clark Park, happening Fridays, May 24 - June 14. 🌟 Every year, when the weather is *just* right, we bring audiences together for magical evenings of outdoor cinema at Clark Park in West Philly. Each week, we proudly feature local DJs and incredible independent films from around the world. Bring-Your-Own picnics, blankets, and chairs. 🎟 All events are FREE and open to the public. Registration is requested. 🍿 Check out the full lineup, mark your calendar, tell your friends, and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/under-the-stars-at-clark-park-2024-3300979 cinéSPEAK Under the Stars 2024 is presented thanks to generous support from @WHYY, @PhillyCAM, @LeewayFound & Independence Public Media Foundation— with additional support from @Lightbulb_Rentals and @HRCGreaterPhila and in partnership with @FreeLibrary @VideoConsortium - PHL
cinéSPEAK Celebrates 10 Years: DJ Vicente/Vicenta
cinéSPEAK Celebrates 10 Years DJ Line-Up drop 🔥 Last and never ever least: Vicenta! Vicente/Vicenta is a queer Latina that loves anything that makes you dance. Come dance with us and Vicenta to celebrate 10 Years of cinéSPEAK!
December 9, 2023 from 7pm to 11pm 📍@milkcratecafe, 4435 Baltimore Ave
$25 Buddy/Non Drinker tickets, $50 Open Bar tickets
Grab party details & your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-celebrates-10-years-tickets-754685032247?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Time for another cinéSPEAK Celebrates 10 Years DJ Line-Up drop 🔥 It wouldn't be a cinéSPEAK party without music from @lildave215 DJ lil’dave is a Philadelphia based producer, composer, radio host, and member of DJ crew Illvibe Collective who has made a name for himself by exposing people to soulful music in all its forms. He has been broadcasting for over 25 years on radio station WKDU 91.7FM, where he currently hosts the internationally known Eavesdrop Radio along with DJ Junior. As a recording artist, he has released original music and remixes under various aliases for record labels around the world, such as BBE Records, Tru Thoughts, and Bastard Jazz. Come dance with us and lil'dave to celebrate 10 Years of cinéSPEAK! Early Bird tickets now on sale! (Prices go up after Black Friday) Grab your ticket via the link in our bio December 9, 2023 from 7pm to 11pm 📍@milkcratecafe, 4435 Baltimore Ave $25 Buddy/Non Drinker tickets $40 Early Bird Open Bar tickets
cinéSPEAK Celebrates 10 Years Guest DJ: DJ Ripley
cinéSPEAK Celebrates 10 Years DJ Line-Up coming in hot 🔥
We have some incredible DJs ready to have you moving and grooving with us throughout the night!
First up, Dj Ripley! Ripley can storm a dancefloor with avalanches of bass/amens/rollers/bangers and can highlight the beauty of interconnecting global stories with music from cities where immigrants and wanderers bring their sounds from home and mix them with big bass.
Come dance with us and DJ Ripley to celebrate 10 Years of cinéSPEAK! EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALE! (Prices go up after Black Friday)
December 9, 2023 from 7pm to 11pm, Milkcrate Cafe, 4435 Baltimore Ave
$25 Buddy/Non Drinker tickets, $40 Early Bird Open Bar tickets —🎟️ Grab your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-celebrates-10-years-tickets-754685032247
Halloweekend 2023 with cinéSPEAK and Friends!
Halloweekend officially begins tomorrow!
cineSPEAK’s second annual Halloweekend cinema celebration will showcase the fantastic, the delight, and the horror, in partnership with three brilliant indie film organizations from across Philadelphia: @bereelblackcinemaclub, @noevileyecinema, and @batikhcollective
👻 Friday, October 27, attend an evening of contemporary Black horror shorts with a performance and dance party with N3UR0TIKA, presented with BeReelBlack Cinema Club.
👻 Saturday, October 28, learn and explore through NO EVIL EYE CINEMA’s workshop, Black Femininity as the ‘Monstrousness’.
👻 Monday, October 30, join Batikh Batikh for a 'Halaloween' evening of horror cinema from the South West Asian North African (SWANA) region raising funds for Palestinian mutual aid groups.
All events will be at The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street.
Learn more and purchase tickets for each event and/or the entire weekend:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/halloweekend-2023-2653439
Even the best things come to an end--it's the final week of Under the Stars 2023! This Friday, June 16th at 7pm, we will be at The Bowl at Clark Park 4300 Chester Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104. Join us for the final night of local artists, food trucks, and Little Richard: I Am Everything in partnership with BlackStar Film Festival. Our closing night DJ is "Philly's Best Kept Soulful Secret" Blaak the Ninth Man! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-little-richard-i-am-everything-special-engagement-tickets-622586722647
Our friends at Be Reel Black Cinema Club are hosting a meet-up at our Under the Stars screening of Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro (1959), this Friday, June 9th. Since 2017. Since 2017 The Be Reel Black Cinema Club has been disrupting the myth that Black cinema is rare + inaccessible by supporting Black films and filmmakers, one monthly meet-up at a time. Learn more about Be Reel Black Cinema Club and RSVP to watch Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro (1959) with us this Friday at 7pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-black-orpheus-orfeu-negro-1959-tickets-622584084757
This Friday at 7pm, we will be back at The Bowl at Clark Park 4300 Chester Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104. Join us for an evening of local artists, food trucks, a screening of Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro (1959) and pre-screening tunes from DJ lil'dave! The night will also feature a meet up with Be Reel Black Cinema, an organization that connects Black film lovers with Black filmmakers from across the diaspora. RSVP now! We cannot wait to see you on Friday https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-black-orpheus-orfeu-negro-1959-tickets-622584084757?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
It's week two of Under the Stars! This Friday at 7pm, we will be back at The Bowl at Clark Park 4300 Chester Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104. Join us for an evening of local artists, food trucks, the Philly Premiere of Hung Up on a Dream with pre-screening tunes from DJ John Morrison! The night will also feature a meet up with Reel Talk Philly, who hosts networking events for the film, television, and content creation community of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Hope to see you there! RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-hung-up-on-a-dream-philly-premiere-tickets-622577474987
IT’S THE FIRST WEEK OF UNDER THE STARS 2023! This Friday at 7pm, we will be at t 📍 The Bowl at Clark Park 4300 Chester Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104. Join us for an evening of local artists & food trucks and, the Philly Premiere of Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes in partnership with WRTI and Ars Nova Workshop. Our opening night DJ is the renowned Cosmo Baker (@CosmoBaker on IG). Learn more about Cosmo and RSVP, film starts at 9pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-max-roach-the-drum-also-waltzes-philly-premiere-tickets-622572750857?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
cinéSPEAK Under the Stars Trailer 2023
IT IS OFFICIALLY KICK OFF WEEK FOR UNDER THE STARS 2023! Check out our incredible festival trailer created by Kolmel W. Love and Alex Albers with music by DJ Junior of Recordbreakin' Music
Under the Stars 📍 in the Bowl at Clark Park May 26th through June 16th with DJ sets at 7pm and Films at 9pm.
May 26th: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes is produced in partnership with WRTI & Ars Nova Workshop . Pre-film DJ set by Cosmo Baker at 7pm. Unofficial After Party Mama’s Basement with DJ Rebel Foster at Dahlak Paradise immediately after the film
June 2nd: Hung Up On A Dream featuring a meet up by @ReelTalkPhilly. Pre-film DJ set by John Morrison (@John_Liberator on IG) at 7pm.
June 9th: Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro (1959) featuring a meet up by Be Reel Black Cinema Club (@BeReelBlackCinemaClub on IG). Pre-film DJ set by DJ lil'dave at 7pm.
June 16th: Little Richard: I Am Everything in partnership with BlackStar Film Festival. Pre-film DJ set by Blaak the Ninth Man (@bnine_soulvilleyadig on IG) at 7pm.
More information about an Under the Stars Closing Party coming soon! 👀
cinéSPEAK Under the Stars 2023
Mark your calendars, grab your bug spray, and prepare your picnic baskets and lawn chairs for every Friday, May 26th through June 16th for the return of Under the Stars in Clark Park! ✨ 🎥
For four weeks, cinéSPEAK is bringing back FREE community-centered screenings in the Bowl at Clark Park. There will be food from local vendors, DJs and live musical performances and our blow-up, mobile cinema!
Keep an eye out for the full line-up of films coming soon! https://www.cinespeak.org/attend/
🎉 NEW FALL 2022 TEASER DROP! This season is STACKED. You’re not gonna wanna miss a beat. SEE WHAT’s PLAYING + BUY TICKETS before they’re 💨 www.cineSPEAK.org/ATTEND (Tickets On-Sale for Sept/Oct only)—s/o to #Philly filmmakers Kolmel W. Love and Alex Albers for their great work 💖
**MUCH NEEDED** JOY ALERT: Check out our SUMMER 2022 TRAILER! 🎨created by @solidaverage @lildave215 @sirmaamsir . This Summer: July-August — Catch is popping up all around West Philly @bartramsgarden @kingsessinglibraryflp @pentridgestation and the Delaware River Waterfront @cherrystreetpier— . FRI JULY 8: @dreamstatesmeta x @saulwilliams’ NEPTUNE FROST @bartramsgarden with Opening Performance x @jacqconmusic—50% ticket sales benefiting @amistadlaw (a *bad ass* public interest law firm and organizing project working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.) . THURS JULY 14: THE CITY AIN’T LOUD ENOUGH: LOCAL SHORTS LIVE SCORED @cherrystreetpier —as part of @tinyroomforelephants 2022! . FRI JULY 29: Jim Henson Pictures’ MUPPETS FROM SPACE @kingsessinglibraryflp with Joyful Pre-Screening Party hosted by @iconebonyfierce and DJ @the_aura_sphere — . FRI AUG 12: @apichatpong_weerasethakul’s MEMORIA @bartramsgarden with Opening Performance by @sunkencages x @djripley — . FRI AUG 19: @pagliji’s MISSISSIPPI MASALA (4k Restoration) @pentridgestation . INFO + TICKETS/RSVP: cineSPEAK.org/ATTEND . Thanks to Independence Public Media Foundation, @philafound , William Penn Foundation and donors like YOU—for your generous support that enables us to provide equitable access to the presentation of brilliant and provocative moving image art from around the world in-community with our Philly neighbors. . . #boldlyindependent #mustsee #newrelease #comingsoon #cinéSPEAK #bestofphilly #indie #outdoormovies #cinema #philly #philadelphia #westphilly #westphiladelphia #southwestphiladelphia #maskupphl #watch #arthouse #movies
🎉 FESTIVAL TRAILER DROP! #cinéSPEAK Under the Stars @clarkpark 2022 = Fridays May 20-June 10 . Local food trucks + DJs + indie film premieres . FREE! INFO + RSVP: cineSPEAK.org/ATTEND — . Thanks to @IPMFoundation @PhilaFound @leewayfound @InsidePFCU for your generous support! 💖 . s/o to the brilliant artists who made this trailer: @solidaverage @sirmaamsir @lildave215
🎉 FESTIVAL TRAILER DROP! #cinéSPEAK Under the Stars @clarkpark 2022 = Fridays May 20-June 10 // Local food trucks + DJs + indie film premieres // FREE! INFO + RSVP: cineSPEAK.org/ATTEND —Thanks to @IPMFoundation @PhilaFound @leewayfound @InsidePFCU for your support! 💖
🎉📡🎉 SAVE-THE-DATES! JULY 2022: Tiny Room For Elephants 'a living art gallery' and festival featuring dozens of *incredible* visual and musical artists returns to Cherry Street Pier! We're proud to say that we / cinéSPEAK will be involved...More soon 👀 #TRFE2022
Official Trailer - The Adams Family’s Hellbender (2021)
1 WEEK AWAY! THURS 3/24 we’re back The Rotunda—The Adams Family’s HELLBENDER from Yellow Veil Pictures—YOU COMING?! Tickets are movin’— GRAB YOUR’s TODAY! www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-the-adams-familys-hellbender-tickets-280397104287 (trailer cw: image of someone being hanged and burned alive; lots of blood)
Official Trailer —Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s LINGUI: THE SACRED BONDS (Chad, 2022)
UP NEXT! Join us on SAT MARCH 3 at The Rotunda for Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s LINGUI: THE SACRED BONDS (Chad, 2022) in honor of #InternationalWomensDay—BUY TICKETS before they’re 💨 www.eventbrite.com/e/cinespeak-presents-mahamat-saleh-harouns-lingui-tickets-269806156477
1 WEEK AWAY! FRI OCT 8: Don’t miss the Philadelphia Premiere of Knocking from Yellow Veil Pictures under the stars at Pentridge Station Pop-Up—‘With echoes of Rosemary’s Baby and Rear Window in a contemporary #MeToo world, Frida Kempff’s film is as thought-provoking as it is unnerving.’—The Queer Review. 🎟 SNAG INFO + TICKETS (before they’re💨): bit.ly/KnockingPhilly