Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on Film

Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on Film
May 16th, 7:00-9:30, screening begins at sunset at 8:00 PM
Love Park (JFK Plaza) - 1501 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102

Join Forman Arts Initiative and Mural Arts for a sunset screening in the iconic Love Park as we showcase a special selection of stories reflecting immigrant perspectives through seven Philadelphia-based filmmakers. Each of these films highlights the diverse experiences of being rooted in one place while having a life lived elsewhere. The films explore various perspectives on family, displacement, motherhood, and the expression of identity and shared experiences.

FIlms in the showcase include:

Imaginary Lines, episode 1 (USA, 2025, 8:30)
Imaginary Lines collective(Nadia Hironaka, Matthew Suib, Ileana Doble Hernandez and Eric César Moralessts, filmmakers, storytellers, and activists working with Philadelphia’s Latin American immigrant communities.)

Imaginary Lines is a series of animated short films that explore immigration as a challenging and profound human experience, created in collaboration with Philadelphia’s Latin American immigrant communities. Using the migration of the monarch butterfly from Central Mexico to the Northeast United States as a framing mechanism, the project embraces the detail and nuance of individual experience as well as the shared experiences that drive people across borders.

To My Motherland (USA, 2017, 5 min)
Directed by Kristal Sotomayor

An experimental personal essay film that blends personal photographs and home videos to explore the complexities of immigration, language, and returning to the motherland.

Latina Immigrants Navigating Motherhood as part of the Motherhood Project. (USA, 2022,12 min)
Produced by ¡Presente! Media, Directed by Gabriela Watson Burkett

A ¡Presente! Media short documentary about the experiences of three Latina immigrants becoming mothers in the United States.

Do You See Me (USA, 2024, 6 min)
Directed By Walé Oyéjidé
A love story about loss and never letting go. While wrestling with trauma, a boy finds solace in waking dreams.

Little Sky (Canada, USA, 2021, 14min)
Directed By Jess X. Snow
Drag sensation Sky returns to their hometown to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continue to haunt them.

Victorine (USA, 2025, 19 min)
Directed By Lunise Cerin
One year after her mother's passing Vicky, a Haitian American dancer returns to her family home, where she confronts her spiritual inheritance.

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