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From March 31 to April 9, From Center City to West Philly, The Festival of Independents - the local component of the larger Philadelphia Film Festival, will celebrate 10 days of intriguing films and late-night parties.
The Festival of Independents works to build a strong regional film community by providing an outlet for local filmmakers to showcase their work to a captive audience.
Check out this site to get all of the film and party info you need to go and support the local film community.
All the World to Lose It - Shorts Program
Country: US
Length: 85 min
Featuring:| Title | Length | Producer |
| The Promotion | 3 min | Edmond Hawkins |
| Cut Out | 15 min | Marc Cantone |
| Shopping in the Afterlife | 10 min | Joshua Cohen, Robert Yula |
| In the Tradition of My Family | 15 min | Todd Davis |
| The Achievements of Exile | 12 min | Sara Zia Ebrahimi |
| Contribute 2: The Experience | 30 min | David Sylvester |
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Monday, April 3 | 7:00 PM | International House |
Party Information
Monday, April 3, The RUBA Club, 418 Green Street, 9:00 PM. FREE 21 and over.
Curtain Call
Country: US
Produced By: James Doolittle
Premiere: World Premiere
Length: 97 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Friday, April 7 | 9:45 PM | Prince Music Theater |
Party Information
Friday, April 7, The Festival Cabaret, 859 N. American St, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $10 21 and over.
Danielson - A Family Movie
Country: US
Produced By: J.L. Aronson
Premiere: Philadelphia Premiere
Length: 105 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Sunday, April 9 | 9:30 PM | Prince Music Theater |
| Monday, April 10 | 7:00 PM | The Cinema at Penn |
Party Information
Sunday, April 9, Fringe Cabaret Space, 859 N. American St, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $10 21 and Over.
Head Space
Country: US
Produced By: Marc Erlbaum, Don Argott, Sheena Joyce
Premiere: World Premiere
Length: 85 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Saturday, April 8 | 9:30 PM | International House |
| Sunday, April 9 | 2:30 PM | The Cinema at Penn |
Party Information
Saturday, April 8, The Festival Cabaret, 859 N. American St, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $10 21 and Over.
Is This Too Much? - Shorts Program
Country: US
Produced By: Jay Devirgilis
Premiere: All are Philadelphia Premiers
Length: 88 min
Featuring:| Title | Length | Producer |
| The Dreamer | 2 min | Shab |
| Chasin' Jason | 5 min | Hugo Marmugi |
| Cold Feet | 5 min | Steve Baniewicz |
| Mature Themes' | 5 min | SecretPants |
| Nite at the Apollo | 5 min | Justin Paul |
| Stripper Come Home! | 8 min | Minor Prophets |
| Robot Pizza Butler | 20 min | Cody Short, Jesse Short, Sean Kelly, Robert W. Spiece |
| Pas de Lumiere | 6 min | Jena Serbu |
| Half Price $ale | 5 min | Mike Zaleski |
| Job No. 5 | 25 min | Joseph Hasenauer |
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Friday, April 7 | 7:00 PM | International House |
Party Information
Friday, April 7, The Festival Cabaret, 860 N. American Street, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $10 21 and over.
One Buccanneer
Country: US
Produced By: Jerry Greiner, Paul Hunt, Julie Kauffman
Premiere: World Premiere
Length: 90 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Sunday, April 2 | 7:00 PM | International House |
Party Information
Sunday, April 2, The RUBA Club - Upstairs, 418 Green Street, 10:00 PM. $5 21 and over.
Philadelphia Freedom and Other Myths -Shorts Program
Country: US
Length: 74 min
Featuring:| Title | Length | Producer |
| Smithsonian | 3 min | A. Rosalie Kenny |
| You Are Surronded | 6 min | Bonnie Brenda Scott |
| Fabricland Surprise | 6 min | Emily O' Keefe |
| Exposing Ourselves | 10 min | Rosalie Yurasits |
| A Sleeplessness | 5 min | EL |
| Drugs not Hugs | 4 min | Rich Wexler |
| Testing | 17 min | Ted Knighton |
| Employee of the Month | 4 min | William Greenawalt |
| The Legend of Black Tom | 15 min | Deron Albright |
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Tuesday, April 4 | 7:00 PM | International House |
Party Information
Tuesday, April 4, The RUBA Club, 418 Green Street, 10:00 PM. $5 21 and over.
Rollin' with the Nines
Country: Great Britain
Produced By: Geoff Austin, James Hutchins, Alex Rofalia, Pikki
Premiere: North American Premier
Length: 99 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Friday, April 7 | 5:15 PM | The Cinema at Penn |
| Saturday, April 8 | 9:30 PM | The Cinema at Penn |
Shame of a City
Country: US
Produced By: Omar Williams, Tigre Hill
Premiere: World Premiere
Length: 90 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Friday, March 31 | 7:00 PM | International House |
| Thursday, April 6 | 5:00 PM | The Cinema at Penn |
Party Information
Friday, March 31, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut Street, 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $5.00 21 and over. Free to Festival All-Access Badge and Ticket Holders..
Symphony for the Devil - Shorts Program
Country: US
Length: 90 min
Featuring:| Title | Length | Producer |
| Rites | 3 min | Robert Lyons |
| Dr. John: N'Awlinz Dis, Dat or D'udda | 13 min | Martin Kaelin |
| The Same Result | 5 min | King J. Greenspan |
| Nighthawks | 6 min | Susan DiPronio |
| Backyard Shadow | 3 min | Karl Steven |
| Searching for Sister Gertrude Morgan | 15 min | Benjamin Barnett |
| Vitruvivous Toybox | 5 min | Dennis Michael Iannuzzi |
| The Magic Flute - an unveiling | 15 min | Peter Prince |
| To Those Born After | 25 min | Christopher Pavsek |
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Wednesday, April 5 | 9:30 PM | International House |
Party Information
Wednesday, April 5, 5 Spot, 1 Bank Street Old City, 10:00 PM. $5 21 and over.
The 4th Dimension
Country: US
Produced By: Tom Mattera, Dave Mazzoni
Premiere: World Premiere
Length: 80 min
Showing:| Date | Time | Venue |
| Saturday, April 1 | 9:30 PM | International House |
| Wednesday, April 5 | 5:00 PM | International House |
| Sunday, April 9 | 12:15 PM | International House |
Party Information
Saturday, April 1, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut Street, 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM. $10 21 and over. Free to Festival All-Access Badge and Ticket Holders..