Saturday Afternoon Screening
28th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Join us for the 28th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia Weekend May 16-18 2025
Watch 35 indie films from Local, National and International filmmakers and vote for your favorites.
Spring into FirstGlance Film Fests with audiences and cinephiles who celebrate and support up and coming filmmakers from across the globe and down the street.
Silent Key
(Directed by Deron Albright, 10 mins, Short, PA)
A boy playing 'mission control' on his ham radio watches as Space Shuttle Challenger explodes, then receives a desperate transmission. On the shuttle itself, a surviving astronaut must decide how to spend the last precious moments of her life. Starring: Carla Seet and Christopher Brown IV. WORLD PREMIERE
The Inbetween
(Directed by Theo Weierstall, 10 mins, Short, AZ)
Stuck in the land between life and death, Ray must solve the mystery of his missing sister before it’s too late to wake up again. Starring Kale Klein, Ava Mae, Elizabeth Broeder, Yvette Noel, Preston Broderick, Nathan Gayan.PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Butterfly Project
(Directed by Shaun Piccinino, 10 mins, Short, CA)
Man is kidnapped to stop a hostile company takeover. Is he the victim or something else entirely? Starring Dove Meir, Casper Van Dien, Kevin Porter, Omino Okije.PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Quarantine
(Directed by Russ Emanuel, 14 mins, Short, CA)
How the world affected by a catastrophic event, as seen through the eyes of a couple named Cathy and Matt. Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure. Starring Bailey Sorrel, Gilles Stricher, Olivia d’Abo, Sean Kenney. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Homeplanet
(Directed by Andrew Pritzker, 26 mins, Short, MO)
A Disoriented Man walking barefoot on a country road is picked up by Two Local Cops who suspect he might be a space alien. Starring: Dan Daly, Scott Cordes, Michelle Daugharthy, Jamie Campbell Robert Coppage III, Dawn Linneman, Casey Jane, Emery DaugharthyPHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
All screenings are at the PFS Bourse Theater | 400 Ranstead Street | Philadelphia, PA
All Ticket and Badge Sales are Final, No Refunds
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