SUNDAY MAY 29
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE UNO films available to stream.
Kick off your festival week by streaming films available during BLOQUE UNO, Sun May 29 – Tue May 31. You have 72 hours to enjoy this group of Los Features and Los Shorts Blocks.
All short films are FREE and feature films are $10 each. Explore our Festival Passes and Film Bundles to make the most of your PHLAFF 2022 festival experience.
BLOQUE DOS (Tue May 31 – Thu Jun 2) and BLOQUE TRES (Fri Jun 3 – Sun Jun 5) to follow.
MONDAY MAY 30
Flaco Navaja & The Razor Blades — Nightlife @ The Kimmel
8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Kimmel Cultural Campus
300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Nightlife meets….something new! It’s a free concert and a party – all powered by the brightest talent the region has to offer.
Musical Performance by Flaco Navaja & The Razor Blades
Co-Presented by MALPICA, AFROTAINO, & The Kimmel Cultural Campus
Flaco Navaja is a singer, poet, actor, who was born and raised in the Bronx. He sings in both Spanish and English and has toured with various groups across the globe.
If Héctor Lavoe Boxed Rubén Blades and KRS-1 was the referee you’d get Flaco. A Nostalgic old sound with brand new Spoken Word.
Navaja’s original style of poetry combines singing, beat-boxing, and spoken word. He was the host of the legendary open mic showcase; “All That! Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz” at the famous Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe. He has performed at national and international venues and events. In 2003, he toured internationally with the Tony Award winning Russell Simmons’ DEF POETRY JAM and he has appeared on four episodes of the HBO series.
Navaja is a member of Screen Actors Guild and has appeared in several films & television shows. Including PRIDE & GLORY, FIGHTING, GUN HILL ROAD, LAW & ORDER, CSI NY and new web series EAST WILLYB.
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE UNO films available to stream.
TUESDAY MAY 31
“We Still Here” Philadelphia Premiere, Panel Discussion and Performance by El Hijo de Borikén
4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Taller Puertorriqueño
2600 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19133
An evening of documentary film, critical cultural dialogue, music and light fare in el Corazón Cultural del Barrio.
Featuring “We Still Here” Filmmakers & Ursula Rucker in Conversation with Dr. Li Sumpter
Musical Performance by El Hijo de Borikén
Join us for a panel that explores the film’s title as affirmation of the vigor and vitality of human life in the face of various existential threats, local and global, natural and unnatural. International artist and poet, Ursula Rucker, will join the Fantauzzi brothers in a conversation moderated by Dr. Li Sumpter grounded in We Still Here – a resonant affirmation that connects their respective work and ethos across distance and multiple disciplines.
We Still Here, directed by the award-winning international filmmaker, Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, is the heartfelt story about the resilience, strength and determination of Puerto Rico’s young residents leading recovery efforts post-Hurricane Maria. Followed by a Q&A.
Lastly, don’t miss the performance by El Hijo de Borikén — a musical collaboration between hip-hop / boricua-rap duo Emilito Martínez-Roldán and Aníbal El S. Vidal Quintero.
Guests will also enjoy delicious light fare from Amy’s Pastelillos curated by GUSTO.
5:00 PM – “We Still Here” Panel
6:15 PM – “We Still Here” Film Screening
7:15 PM – Q&A Session
7:45 PM – Reception — Food & El Hijo De Boriken
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE UNO & BLOQUE DOS films available to stream.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 1
“We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories”
Special Presentation
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Caplan Recital Hall @ UArts
211 S Broad St — 17th Flr.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
About the Film
We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories is a film that uses the power of storytelling to present the first-person experiences of seven men who participated in the George Floyd-inspired Black Lives Matter protests that occurred in Philadelphia during the summer of 2020.
The film is book-ended with the work of poet and activist Perry 'Vision' DiVirgilio, who created and performs two new original works for the project.
The film was directed by Glenn Holsten in collaboration with First Person Arts and Philadelphia’s Engaging Males of Color (EMOC) program, which is part of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services. The stories, or “protest-imonials,” are woven together with conversations about race, trauma, and healing that feature EMOC Coordinator Gabriel Bryant and his colleagues Kevin Aleem and Shaiheed Days.
Co-presented by First Person Arts
“Divided Attention” World Premiere
Los Features Screening
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Caplan Hall @ UArts
211 S Broad St — 17th Flr.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
About the Film
Divided Attention is a documentary film profiling four Toby Farms Middle School students participating in a mindfulness program to learn emotional and behavioral regulation skills with the goal of mitigating punitive practices. Divided Attention seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating programs like this into the school environment. Due to COVID restrictions, the film also actively involved the participating students by self-capturing their journey at home.
Divided Attention explores the context behind the obstacles the Chester-Upland School District has faced in the last 70 years—complicating the approval and funding of programs like those which combat the school-to-prison pipeline. This is a call-to-action to address inequitable school funding.
Co-presented by PhillyCAM
YOUTH SALON: Frankford High School Digital Filmmaking Program Wrap Up Community Screening & Celebration
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Concilio
141 E Hunting Park Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
A celebration of youth media arts presented by Big Picture Alliance, Concilio, & PHLAFF!
This is a special event to celebrate students in the Frankford High School Digital Filmmaking After School program with a youth film showcase.
Through this program youth created an original film from script-to-screen under the mentorship of professionals, and participated in workshops with award-winning PHLAFF alumni filmmakers.
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE DOS films available to stream.
THURSDAY JUNE 2
One Book & PHLAFF 2022 Mixer: Happy Hour, Treats and Shorts
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
LOLA Award-Nominated Shorts Screening
Join us for a special evening co-curated with the One Book One Philadelphia team that includes the screening of our 2022 LOLA Award Nominees — Los Shorts and an overview of our Festival Closing weekend.
The One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 selection, My Broken Language—Quiara Alegría Hudes' memoir of coming of age in 1980s and 90s Philadelphia—is a testament to the power of story-keeping and building a community archive of Philly's Latinx voices.
2022 LOLA nominated films highlight experiences of African Descent (afrodescendientes) and/or the Afro Latino Diaspora.
Guests will also enjoy a happy hour and delicious light fare curated by GUSTO.
The event will take place in the Skyline Room on the 4th floor of the Parkway Central Library. Masks are strongly encouraged.
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE DOS films available to stream.
FRIDAY JUNE 3
YOUTH SALON: PHLAFF 2022 Youth Salon Workshops & Showcase
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
University of the Arts Welcome Center
320 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The 2022 PHLAFF Youth Salon is a convening celebrating young creatives and community building.
PHLAFF’s 2022 Youth Salon includes a day of workshops facilitated by University of the Arts Media & Arts Department faculty and PHLAFF alumni filmmakers, lunch, a presentation of our 2022 Selections, and an awards ceremony.
Co-presented with University of the Arts
First Friday! at the Barnes — Special Presentation by Daymé Arocena & El Laberinto del Coco
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Barnes Foundation
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19130
A First Friday! at the Barnes mixer with PHLAFF Sabor!
A special presentation by Daymé Arocena, El Laberinto de Coco & a Los Shorts program.
Join us for a special evening co-curated with the Barnes team. Enjoy an evening of art, live music, film, cocktails, and light fare at their monthly First Friday! mixer with some PHLAFF Sabor!
Enjoy Treinta Vueltas, Thirty Laps Around the Sun, a special presentation by renowned Cuban singer/songwriter Daymé Arocena, hailed by NPR as “a magical mash-up of the Queen of Latin Music, Celia Cruz, and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.” With her captivating charisma and radiant spirit, Arocena effortlessly blends traditional Santerían chant, jazz stylings, contemporary R&B influences, and Afro-Cuban rhythmic complexity for audiences worldwide.
Héctor “Coco” Barez is one of the most active Puerto Rican percussionists of his generation. During his extensive career he has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Calle 13, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Maná, Don Omar, Bacilos, Bayanga, William Cepeda, Cultura Profética, amongst others. Coco brings that world of influences to El Laberinto, but rooted in Bomba. El Laberinto takes Bomba out of its folkloric roots into all sorts of unexpected places.
Live music sets:
6:30 pm: Daymé Arocena
8:00 pm: El Laberinto del Coco
Pop-up gallery talks:
6:05 and 7:20pm
First Friday! at the Barnes includes access to the collection galleries. Cocktails and light fare are available for purchase. Seating is limited.
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE TRES films available to stream.
SATURDAY JUNE 4
“Mixtape the Movie” Philadelphia Premiere
Los Features Screening
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Taller Puertorriqueño
2600 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19133
Join us for the Philadelphia premiere of Mixtape on the weekend of its commercial release in Puerto Rico.
Mixtape tells the story of Sammy, a talented musician who, after living in New York, returns to live in Puerto Rico when his parents separate. Now the 'new boy in school' he is immediately tormented by Jonathan, the school bully (Adan Allende). Sammy also falls in love with Karla, one of the prettiest girls in the school (Didi Romero) but he is too shy to express his feelings. With the help of Miguel (Wilfred Morales) the school custodian who is also an 'old school DJ', they create a 'mix' of urban genre songs with subliminal manipulative messages—all with the intention of grabbing Karla's attention. However, the mixtape is such a hit that it goes viral on campus and the whole school falls in love with Sammy. Now he has to undo the mess right away before he risks losing Karla's affections.
El Bembé @ Villa Africana Colobó
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Villa Africana Colobó Community Garden
2263 Palethorp St
Philadelphia, PA 19133
An afternoon of music, celebration, and Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality installations at the second edition of El Bembe!
Musical Performances by El Hijo de Borikén & El Laberinto del Coco
El Bembé is a celebration of a community-based VR/AR project, "Places of Power: Villa Africana Colobó Garden." Come and experience AR/VR installations in a community garden celebrating African heritage and the West African diaspora in Puerto Rican culture.
Musical performances by El Hijo de Borikén & El Laberinto del Coco accompanied by light fare provided by Amy’s Pastelillos and Doña Iris Brown and family.
Project leaders Iris Brown of Grupo Motivos / Norris Square Neighborhood Project and Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer of Termite TV Collective have been facilitating workshops with long-term residents to share the memories and stories of this Latinx neighborhood in Norris Square.
This community art exhibition is presented as part of the 2022 Philadelphia Latino Film Festival.
In-person, outdoor celebration. Masks recommended.
YOUTH SALON: AMLA Recital featuring “Negrura” Screening
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
AMLA at Esperanza
4261 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19140
An evening of music, film, and the AMLA Cuatro Project Kick Off Performance
Join us for a celebration of music, film and a Kick Off performance on an exciting new collaboration with AMLA at their Summer Recital.
AMLA (Artists and Musicians of Latin America) and PHLAFF have joined forces to host a series of workshops for students to learn the Puerto Rican cuatro.
The cuatro is Puerto Rico's "national instrument." Smaller than a guitar and more significant than a mandolin, the cuatro's distinctive, melodic twang has been loved by Puerto Ricans since Puerto Rico's colonial past.
The workshops are part of an AMLA pilot program supported by PHLAFF to create a longstanding cuatro program at the institution.
Virtual Screenings
All Day
BLOQUE TRES films available to stream.
SUNDAY JUNE 5
“Primera” Philadelphia Premiere
Los Features Screening
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
About the Film
Primera tells the story of Chile's revolutionary path towards a new constitution across 2019-2020. Over the course of a year, the film chronicles the social uprising that evolved into a nation-wide movement, beginning with the student takeover of Santiago’s metro system and ending with the historic plebiscite that paved the way for the writing of a new constitution. The film offers an immersive look at the year-long process through the experiences of everyday Chileans who were affected by the violent police repression at the start of the social uprising.
“The First Fallen” Philadelphia Premiere
Los Features Screening
2:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
About the Film
In 1983, two young gay men and a transexual woman try to survive the first wave of the AIDS epidemic in a small Brazilian town.
“When the Olympus Collides with the Pampas” Philadelphia Premiere
Los Features Screening
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
About the Film
A septuagenarian artist must face the passing of time in his works, his body and to confront his own fears. Naked Colossi, strong arms and big muscles struggle against oblivion. They fade into the blue and vanish like birds in the sky. A portrait of Ricardo Cinalli, shot between London and the Argentinian Pampas. An artist of the Renaissance amidst the 21st century.
“Santos–Skin to Skin” Philadelphia Premiere
Los Features Screening
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
About the Film
SANTOS–SKIN TO SKIN is a contemporary activist’s story, a film about the love of family, music and overcoming loss. John Santos’ story transcends the individual into something we can globally recognize and it uses music to get us there. He’s not just a musician. He’s a culture bearer, a historian and a father who looks to the future with the strength of the past. SKIN TO SKIN is a message we can use right about now, given what we’re going through and the state of the world today.
“Omara” Philadelphia Premiere & Closing Celebration
Los Features Screening
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Enjoy a free outdoor screening to celebrate the closing of PHLAFF 2022! Food and drinks curated by GUSTO.
About the Film
If you’ve listened to the Buena Vista Social Club, then you’ve heard the unforgettable voice of Omara Portuondo. At 90, Cuba's legendary diva has been a driving force in Afro-Cuban music for over half a century. In this first-of-its-kind look at the life of one of the nation’s biggest stars and last grand dames, director Hugo Perez brings audiences along on an intimate journey into the heart of Cuba’s "Bride of Feeling," following Omara as she celebrates and shares the music of her beloved island with the world.
Virtual Screenings
All Day