When a man seeks a casual hookup with a stranger, he unexpectedly confronts his own feelings of asexuality; leading to a conversation between the flings.
After a brutal attack in his own home, Detective Kibbles and his team set out to uncover the truth behind Officer Peterson’s murder. Joined by new allies such as the tech-savvy Officer Abraham and Kibbles’ own cousin, Detective Nibbles. The team races against time to find the killers of the beloved Officer Peterson… but the cost of justice may be too high.
Billie is a 16-year-old girl growing up in the 1940s, whose family struggles to understand what family is supposed to mean. She turns to her books and her friend Jeanie for comfort and solace and wishes she could live in any world more fictional than her own. When she starts to uncover some more difficult truths about the state of her family's dysfunction, she wonders whether or not family is even worth the effort of trying to connect with.
Villeneuve-Lès-Maguelone, South France. Saturday morning. Raoul, a young teenager, is waiting for Serge, with whom he is to spend the weekend. Torn between his impatience to reconnect with this man he knows so little about and his contempt for this atypical, crazy father, temporarily out of prison, Raoul must find his way during a road trip through the shallows of his childhood ponds.
After an agonizing school year bruises his relationship with his well-liked older brother Jonah, socially awkward Teddy meets Cole—a disarming boy—by chance on the street. As their friendship deepens, actions begin to speak louder than words, unraveling the fragile balance between brotherhood, belonging, and yearning during a blistering summer break.
When a desperate kidnapper invades her church as she’s cleaning up alone after service, organist Mary must rely on her wits and her faith to save herself—and the young woman he’s taken captive.
A first-generation Nigerian American and her Black American partner must decide between being true to themselves or trying to live up to their families’ expectations.
A group of delinquent young adults navigate a life of petty crime and rebellion, but tensions rise when their leader, Alex, pushes them toward increasingly reckless actions. "Skids" explores themes of manipulation, influence, regret, and the consequences of youthful recklessness.
Waverly is a modern love story set in 2024, exploring the emotional journey of a barmaid and a doorman as they navigate their growing romance in a world where financial struggles and ambition threaten to pull them apart. The film asks: Can love truly endure, or will the pursuit of wealth and status ultimately prevail?
When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world. The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.