The Philadelphians: Tethered-Immigrant Narratives on Screen POSTPONED

THIS SCREENING HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER – A NEW DATE TBA

The Philadelphians is an expansive film project centering Philadelphia’s immigrant communities and their historic and present contributions to the City of Philadelphia. Following a yearlong research period of sourcing archival footage, conducting interviews and hosting craft workshops in partnership with community groups rooted within ethnic communities around the city, the culminating project combines archival and original footage on 16mm film and video with ten short film portraits of present-day Philadelphians. The resulting ten vignettes trace three centuries of immigrants to the region, from the earliest arrivals who helped shape both the city and nation to the most recent generations who continue to preserve and build upon that legacy.