Street Movies! with Friends of Mifflin Square Park & Cambodian Association

Scribe Video Center presents the 28th annual year of Street Movies! This film screening and performance series tours outdoor community spaces across Philadelphia every August with a program of independent short films from local, national, and international filmmakers, curated in partnership with neighborhood-based organizations. All events are family-friendly and open to the public.

Join us for this free outdoor screening in partnership withFriends of Mifflin Square Park and . Join us for a live performance and a screening of five short films, followed by a community discussion.

7:45 pm - Live Performance by CAGE (Cambodian American Girls Empowering)

8:15 pm - Film Program & Discussion

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Film Program:

The Last Breath of the Tonle Sap dir. Thomas Cristofoletti & Robin Narciso (2022, Cambodia, Italy, 10 min)

Fisherman Piseth and his family live on the edge of the Tonle Sap Lake, and they’re experiencing first-hand the consequences of climate change and the construction of the hydroelectric dams on the Mekong. Fish stocks have plummeted and the family is becoming increasingly worried about how they are going to feed themselves.

Conversation at the Register dir. Brandon Soun (2022, USA 8 min)

Community organizing saved KH Supermarket from demolition two years ago, but after a long battle against gentrification, this Long Beach-based Cambodian American market is ending its chapter.

NOWHERE BUT HERE dir. Brandon Soun (2022, USA, 18 min)

As the matriarch of the family, Kanley fights for her husband’s freedom from deportation alongside her five children. With the support of their community in Oakland, CA, Kanley and Roeun realize that home is where the heart is, where family can be together. Home is nowhere but here.

Braised (Thịt Kho) dir.Huong Vu (2025, USA, Vietnam, 15 min)

Clutching a heart-rending secret, Maggie Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American screenwriter, makes an unannounced visit home to reconcile with her mom. A bowl of braised pork pushes their bond to a breaking point.

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For over two decades now, Street Movies! has been a great way for people to gather together, engage with independent film, and foster discussion around the cultural histories of their neighborhoods and issues affecting their communities. All screenings are free, open to the public, and family-friendly.

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