Sunday Afternoon Screening
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!
Catching Fireflies
(Andrew Schlegel, 10 mins, NY)
After a family finds a belonging of a deceased relative, they reflect on the memories associated with it. Starring Phil Petranto PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
The Tooth Fairy
(Trey Lyford, 20 mins, PA)
Chuck lives by her own code, rarely killing, but leaving her attackers toothless and helpless as she barters teeth for supplies, scraping to survive one day at a time against an onslaught of hopelessness and the burden of her own humanity. Starring Hanna Gaffney, Marcia Saunders, Fran Prisco, Darren Peterson. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Wooden Hearts
(Onur Tukel, 82 mins, NY)
The puppeteer travels from town to town, sharing Czech folk stories and bringing his hand-carved marionettes to life. He’s not a young man anymore, and it’s not easy being the caretaker of so many ancient wooden things. But he has other things to worry about, like his son. Starring Vit Horejs, Eva Dorrepaal, Onur Tukel, Max Casella PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
All screenings are at the PFS Bourse Theater | 400 Ranstead Street | Philadelphia, PA
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