In 2020, the Detroit Narrative Agency created Radical Remedies, a rapid response initiative addressing the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and anti-Black racism. The project’s attempt to amplify community stories and build collective healing and power aligned with Scribe’s mission, and in solidarity Scribe launched Radical Remedies Philly in winter of 2020. Please join us for the premier screening of submissions specific to Philadelphia and the greater region. Each film beautifully responds to the question, “what do resilience, resistance, joy, grief, and collective care look like during this time?” Following the screening of submissions, we will be showing a preview of R.E.S.T. by Jon Appel and Philadelphia native Lamont Gibson.

Oh, Land of the Sun by Ariel Goodman & Juan Carlos Marin
An audiovisual altar to accompany the journeys of the immigrant workers in Philly whose lives were lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. May their paths be filled with light.

Untitled 0.60s  by Keyssh Datts 
In Untitled 0.60s I ask the question do all revolutionaries have to die? I show what grief looks like for someone who is dealing with gun
violence while also being a community organizer who sees a lot of trauma.

Levitate by Annielille “Ani” Gavino and Jasmine Lynea
A film created to assist a mindfulness practice, accessing the intentions of softness, togetherness and healing.

Magunita by Malaya Cassandra Gonzales Gavino Kollman, Jasmine Lynea and Annielille “Ani” Gavino
A work on finding utopia within community... because “It takes a village to raise a child.”

Blossom by Tyson Skinker and Demi Mills and Big Picture Alliance
A short documentary about how Covid-19 has impacted young Philadelphia artists, and how many have continued evolving as creators throughout the pandemic.

Dear Walter by Annielille "Ani" Gavino and Jasmine Lynea 
Dear Walter is a response to the injustices of police shootings targeting Black communities, particularly the recent murder of our
neighbor, Mr. Walter Wallace. The film is in collaboration with local poet, recording artist, and activist, Ursula Rucker and dance artist,
Caitlin Greene.

When is Philadelphia by Darren Wallace
An encounter with cultural memory made visible via rupture and catharsis.

Mute by Teyana Stone
Mute is a poem I wrote voicing my frustrations with America over the tragic death of Breonna Taylor. I was and still am mad with the United States of America and the idea of the American Dream. I wrote and created this piece as the Teaching Assistant for Dr. Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon's Poetry as Performance class at Temple University.

Autonomous Zone by Rat Porridge
Autonomous Zone is a declaration of autonomy. The video documents a performance on my rooftop as a site of personal liberation. The central theme of the work is the idea that all of our struggles are linked to one another and that if every one is not free then no one is free.

Digital Divide to Digital Equity by Nasya Jenkins and Big Picture Alliance

Just Have to Laugh by AhDream Smith and PlayMakers Repertory Company
Sometimes to just have to laugh to keep from crying. -Somebody's Auntie  Created during the Fall of the 2020 Covid pandemic, Just Have to Laugh, finds comedy in the minutia of oral hygiene while commenting on the financial implications of things.

R.E.S.T
Written and Directed by Jon Appel, Produced by Lamont Gibson
(USA, 27 min, 2020)
In Philadelphia, Kay is plagued by extreme hours at her grocery store job. She takes R.E.S.T. (Rap- id Eye Stimulation Treatment), a product designed for workers who don’t have time to sleep. Meanwhile, Kay’s mother Anya leads a group of thinkers and activists who refuse to take R.E.S.T. due to its exploitative nature and numbing side effects. When Anya falls ill from long hours being awake on the clock, Kay must come to her aid, confronting her own worldview and becoming embedded in her mother’s work.

Radical Remedies Philly and R.E.S.T. Preview