This season, Scribe extends its summer Street Movies! series into the fall. This special screening will showcase five Philadelphia-based independent films focusing on community stories of resilience, justice and calls to defund the police.

Albert and Aidan Sykes by Richard O’Connor
(USA, 2015, 3 min)
In 2015, nine-year-old Aidan Sykes sat down to ask his father, Albert, a few questions.

Stories in Place: Harriet’s Bookshop by Raishad Momar and co-director Aidan M. Un 
(USA, 2021, 15 min)
Just weeks before the pandemic hit, Jeannine Cook opened Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia as a way to celebrate Black women authors, activists, and artists. Since then, her work has taken on a larger role in the fight for space and sovereignty.

A Prayer Beyond Borders by Dustin Craun
(USA, 2021, 6 min)
Along the thousand-plus mile US/Mexico border there is only one place where families who have been separated by immigration policies have the ability to meet--at Friendship Park in Tijuana / San Diego. This is the story of people coming together, across borders, across communities, across faiths, across languages, to stand united for justice and pray beyond borders.

Amistad Law Project - Defund the Police by Bonfire Media Collective
(USA, 2021, 10 min)
Philadelphians talk about their vision for the future, investments, and their values.

By Your Side by Debbie and Michael Africa Sr.

This is the story of two teenagers in love who wanted to be together but whose lives were tragically interrupted by two uncompromising forces: The MOVE Organization and the City of Philadelphia.

Storyville: Street Movies! Undercover