2nd FREE Film Collective Screening
features famous Phillies fan Michael Volpe
"Free Agent Fan" Michael Volpe (above) was there for the 2nd FREE Film Collective screening at South Street Cinema on Friday, Dec. 7. He and son Andrew Volpe, who directed the short sports documentary "Michael Volpe: Free Agent Fan - A True Story," were there with family and friends, including Phillies Publicity Director John Brazer. Brazer was instrumental in converting Michael from a disappointed Giants fan to a dedicated Phillies fan. Visit our PIFA News page for more details on a fun night!
The FILM COLLECTIVE Returns!
Come to the 2nd FREE film screening
Held Friday, Dec. 7 at South Street Cinema
The Film Collective is back for its second FREE film screening. Come to the South Street Cinema, 329 South Street in Philadelphia, on Friday Dec. 7 to enjoy more than 20 high quality, fully curated film shorts from independent filmmakers from around the world. Visit the PIFA News page for the screening schedule.
Genres cover everything from sci-fi, horror, fantasy, comedy, music videos, and coming of age dramas. Filmmakers will be available to get your take on what YOU thought. On a special note: see the documentary "Free Agent Fan" which chronicles a baseball fan's quirky journey to find a new team favorite - which turned out to be the Phillies!
Genres cover everything from sci-fi, horror, fantasy, comedy, music videos, and coming of age dramas. Filmmakers will be available to get your take on what YOU thought. On a special note: see the documentary "Free Agent Fan" which chronicles a baseball fan's quirky journey to find a new team favorite - which turned out to be the Phillies!
Michael Volpe: The Free Agent Fan - A True Story – (Director-Producer: Andrew Volpe; Screenwriters: Andrew Volpe, Michael Volpe, Mary Beth Franklin; documentary, short, feature, sports; 18 min. 32 sec.; US; 2017) The documentary follows the 1996-97 quest of a lifelong baseball fan to find a new favorite major league team to support after his favorite team suddenly trades his favorite player.
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Unborn Souls – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Homayoon Mobaraki; drama, mystery, suspense; 2 min. 30 sec.; black and white, color; Sweden; 2018; Swedish) Teenage love turns into a nightmare of betrayal and death for a young couple about to have a baby. Henrik discovers his girlfriend making a mysterious phone call. He investigates...
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Still – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Michael Licisyn; thriller, sci-fi, monster, film short; 6 min. 28 sec.; US; 2018) A photojournalist investigates a local disturbance but finds that there are some things only her camera can see.
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Rooftops – (Director-Screenwriter: Odeya Rush; Producers: Harry Nathan, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Josh Foglio; music video; 4 min. 26 sec.; Australia, filmed in the US; 2018) The Rooftops music video is a story about a boy in love, centered around the lyric "Rollin' like it's high school fantasy."
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Schwinn Varsity – (Director: Adam Frease and Nathan Frease; Screenwriters: Richard Eschenroeder and Andrew Smith; drama, coming of age, film short; 2 min. 21 sec.; US; 2017) Summer 1977 – two boys embark on an epic bicycle odyssey in search of a mythic dumpster full of adult magazines.
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Periphery – (Director: Kimberly Burleigh; animation, experimental, film short; 4 min. 53 sec.; US; 2016) This 3D computer animation features an excerpt from Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Stage Fright” projected through a shape-shifting crystalline screen. The motion picture is revealed in refracted glimpses in the margins of the screen. It is synchronized to the dialogue – an intense conversation that encompasses perplexity, deception, confession, delusion, consolation and threats as well as deceptive maneuvering.
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Payback – (Director-Screenwriter: Tyrone Blassingame; Producers: Tyrone Blassingame, James Winborn, Ja’nell Hall-Ragin; drama, film short; 16 min. 9 sec.; US; 2018) What if the #MeToo never existed? In the case of Sidney McKinnon, it didn't. So, what if she decided to take justice in her own hands? You know what they say: "PAYBACK IS A B*TCH.”
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Two Drifters – (Director-Screenwriter: David Scheckel; film short; 4 min. 3 sec.; US; 2018) Reminisce over a warm memory initiated by a meaningful song.
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Unnoticed – (Directors: Craig Murray, Blake Allen; Producer: Craig Murray; music video; 4 min. 56 sec.; US; 2018) Official music video for Jason Spradley's "Unnoticed." This video follows the deep and lingering pain of the artist across childhood wounds and remembrance.
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Blue – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Yiyang Xu; student, drama, film short; 4 min., 58 sec.; USA; 2018) Facing her best friend's suicide, a young girl struggles with sorrow and figures out what happened. Inspired by "blue whale challenge."
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Hellcats Highway – (Director-Screenwriter: Mack Lewis; Producers: Mack Lewis, Stephanie Michelle, Lokelani Cullen, Katie Preston; horror, thriller, film short; 2 min. 15 sec.; US; 2018) Three sadistic go-go dancers, out to cause a little mayhem, torment a family on vacation. But things don't go as smoothly as the Hellcats expect.
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Girls Soccer Beyond Borders – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Zlila Helman; documentary, sports, film short; 3 min. 41 sec.; Israel; 2018) Sport has the power to unite youth from different cultures and background. Arab and Jewish girls play football in mixed groups, help each other win, and build friendships for a better future. In this case, sport also strengthens feminist identity, motivation and abilities.
Ghosts – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Andreas Zuber; music video; 3 min. 43 sec.; black and white; Switzerland; filmed in the US; 2018 ) A ghost lives in a deserted city. Alone. How can he escape from this curse?
Witches of Wonder – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: John Gigrich; fantasy, comedy, film short; 6 min. 33 sec.; US; 2018) Two young witches must figure out how to rescue their younger sister after they accidentally send her back in time.
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Porcelain – (Director: Daniel Oramas; Screenwriters: Eric White and Yonathan Teferi; Producer: Lydia Castro; film short, sci-fi, time travel; 7 min. 43 sec.; US; 2017) What would you say if you had a chance to go back?
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Youth, Go to Waste! – (Director-Screenwriter: Samuel Valenti; Producer: Bri Beltran; dark comedy, student film, film short; 17 min. 25 sec.; US; 2016) While carrying out a staged kidnapping heist, three college dropouts have a wild weekend, pushing their limits with drugs and bodily assault.
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Less – (Director-Producer-Screenwriter: Isabelle Levent; documentary, student film, film short; 11 min.; US; 2018) Two members of Generation Z expound on their values and habits as they redefine minimalism in a world of consumption, technology, and information overload.
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Forever mine, baby – (Director: Karim Missouri; drama; spiritual; film short; 17 min. 18 sec.; US; 2018) Ashley, a 17-year-old in her freshman year of college finds herself in a world of trouble when she discovers that she is pregnant. Hesitant to burden her already troubled family with the news, she informs her boyfriend, who immediately demands she aborts and denies the baby. Trailer
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Dance Bitch – (Director-Screenwriter: Oliver J. Hunt; Producer: Oriane Pick; film short; 9 min. 56 sec.; UK; 2018) A young and vibrant party-girl prepares for a night of debauchery only to discover that her best friends have other, more cathartic intentions for her.
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FAAGUN (The Density of Colors) – (Director-Screenwriter: Partha Ganguly; Producer: Ankita Mitra Rakshit; music video; 4 min. 54 sec.; India; 2018) "FAAGUN is a musical psycho thriller, on the background of HOLY the festival of colors festival, one of the national festivals of india. Watch the Trailer