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29th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
29th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia May 8-10 2026. Join us as we celebrate over 40 amazing indie films over a weekend of screenings, parties, filmmaker luncheon and awards. A combination of Features, Shorts, Documentaries from local, regional, national and international filmmakers. Join us for a screening or the entire weekend and help us #SupportIndieFilm. Make sure to vote on your favorites and help us decide the Audience Choice awards!
Blindsided
(P Patrick Hogan, 8 mins, CA)
A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her. Starring Crystal Loverro. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
The Soup
(Gabe Castro, 10 mins, PA)
Two friends conduct a ritual in hopes of making a meaningful connection with the spirit realm.PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Carved
(James Hartranft, 16 mins, PA)
In the wake of her mentor's passing, an amateur whittler battles obsessive perfectionism and urges to self-harm as she struggles to complete a wood carving by herself. Starring - Sophia Twohig, Victoria Bonito, Robert Palumbo. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Hunger
(Ken Carlson, 20 mins, OR)
A group of trappers lost in the wilderness of the 1830s Pacific Northwest must face more than hunger after Starring Jula Harjo, Marc de Stefano, Ethan Grabowski. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Swine and Dine
(Ronald Black, 21 mins)
Factory meat packing meats it's match when they go against a rescue farm owner. Starring Mark Haynes, Michelle Santiago, Kelsey Rhea.PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Evelyn
(Farina, Mariano Mattei, 24 mins, PA)
When a brilliant geneticist secretly enhances his unborn daughter to save her life, he unwittingly creates something far more intelligent—and far more dangerous—than he ever imagined Starring Colbie Tomei, Fabian Farina, Mariano Mattei, Thandiwe McMillan.WORLD PREMIERE
All screenings are at the PFS Bourse Theater | 400 Ranstead Street | Philadelphia, PA
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