TV Programming Spotlight: July 2017
Here's what's new on PhillyCAM. Discover recent specials & series. Watch us online and on channels Comcast 66/966HD or Verizon Fios 29/30 in Philly
Free live performances interweave dreams & memories from Iraq to America of the contemporary refugee experience. With host Artist Michael Rakowitz & “house band” virtuoso ensemble led by Hanna Khoury of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Simulcast on TV & Radio
One on one talk style series that will bring to light various investigative topics that take place in the US and around the World.
Híjoles means “Jeez” - expressing surprise or annoyance. Reflecting my experience as an immigrant, this vlog is to share with the community those things that happen around me. Through this curious look I present reports and interviews.
Documentary showcase about people coping with adversity.
Featured in July:
Dancing outside the Box - shows how wheelchair users and their able-bodied partners bring their two worlds together on the dance floor, creating beauty in motion and proving that everyone can dance.
Who Says You Can't Dance Trailer -The people in this documentary in progress have severe disabilities. It is hard for many of them to even move their wheelchairs by themselves, so to break through that barrier & dance is a great victory for them
This Time It's Real - The professional league that almost happened Roller Derby film
Short vignettes created with refugees from Nationalities Service Center to share stories and dispel fear.
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice explores research interests through multimedia.
8 filmmakers from the UPENN CAMRA Fellows Program present short documentary films on social issue topics.
Featuring:
Walking Wounded by Tshay Williams
Public Heart by Claudia Romano
They Tried to Bury Us by Farrah Rahaman
(R)evolution by Amy Chen
Marketing the Black Minority by Isaiah Caleb Barlow
notebook 2016 by Yuqi Zhang
The A.R.T. of a Voice by Nadisha Downs
A City Divided: Philadelphia's Energy Hub by Christopher Kao
Please Touch Sculpture Exhibition
A visit to the Red Bank, New Jersey museum...
Featured artists;
Shelita Birchett Benash
Kevan Lunney
Lisa Kirkland Murphy
Erik Johanson
SHOWCASE!
PCAM members S.L. Sawyer, Anis Taylor, Andrew Nelson, Marcus Siler, Zareefa Abdul-Adl & Troy Jackson discuss their process with audience who contribute to the dialogue with their own experience creating short work for TV
Host: Gabe Castro
Homophobia, drug addiction, school closings and police brutality. A gripping tale of the hardships many people face while living in the inner city.
Story of Philly’s "street numbers racket" through the eyes of a young boy thrust head first into a criminal underworld. When the Commonwealth of PA decided to get their cut with Daily Number Lottery, Bookies would not go down without a fight
Anthropological television that explores what it means to be human on the theme of color.
Performance of poetry, songs & jazz that express what relationships were like before the Internet.
Written by Beth Feldman Brandt and composer Monnette Sudler, Featuring vocalist Joilet Harris at Drake Theater.
Topics Women in the era of Trump, Vtox the V... Special Guest Mitchel Chance, Nikia Murray, and Reggie Lasalle Jackson
A variety show with emphasis on medical issues geared toward our baby boomers. This month an update on Medical Marijuana.
Presenting Our Perspective on Philly Youth News: Environmental Justice
Visit the GreenBuild program at Youth Build Charter School, Rebel Ventures, Vietlead, Philly Thrive & Youth United for Change to find out how young people are fighting for clean air & water, land access, healthy food & a sustainable future.