06/03/2026
💫 Under the Stars 2026 line up is here!
🌳 Every year, when the weather is *just* right, cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars Film Festival brings audiences together for magical evenings of outdoor cinema at West Philly’s beloved Clark Park. We can’t wait to see you there!
❤️🔥 This year’s theme, community resilience, centers the ways individuals and collectives come together to resist, adapt, and care for one another in the face of systemic challenges.
🗓️ Schedule:
Fridays: May 29, June 5, June 12, and June 19
⏰ Event Flow:
—7 PM: Community gathering with special musical guests! BYO chairs, blankets, friends, and enthusiasm to celebrate with your local community.
—9 PM: Film screenings!
FRIDAY 5/29:
🎥 EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET (dir. Felipe Bustos Sierra)
🎥 BARRIGA LLENA, CORAZÓN CONTENTO (FULL BELLY, HAPPY HEART) (dirs. Marshall Leitner-Hanig and Jordana Rubenstein-Edberg) *Pennsylvania Premieres*
🎶 Musical Guests: Mariposas Galácticas & DJ Ripley
FRIDAY 5/29 @ 10PM-2AM
🥳 OPENING NIGHT PARTY Dahlak Paradise with riva + bianca
Join us for good vibes, cash bar and late night snacks. Indoor party. Outdoor chilling. Free to attend. Show your RSVP for 10% off your tab!
FRIDAY 6/5:
🎥 Democracy Now's STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! (dirs. Carl Deal and Tia Lessin) 🎥 ABOLITON CONVERSATIONS: EPISODE 1 (dir. Lori Waselchuk) *World Premiere* 🎶 Musical Guests: Vinyl Tap 215 presents DuiJi and Aura
FRIDAY 6/12:
🎥 Niñxs (dir. Kani Lapuerta) *Pennsylvania Premiere* 🎶 Musical Guest: DJ Vicenta.
FRIDAY 6/19:
🎥 TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING (dir. Louis Massiah and Monica Henriquez) 🎥 : HEAR HER VOICE from Philadelphia Community Bail Fund (dirs. Imrul Mazid and Alex Wiles) *World Premiere* 🎶 Musical Guest: Clubfriends Records and Radio presents Nine of Wands and Afro Fem
💖 We couldn't (and wouldn't want) to do this without out amazing sponsors: Critical Minded, The Leeway Foundation, WHYY, Visit Philly Gender Justice Fund, Dahlak Paradise, Drexel Writers Room, Two Locals Brewing Company, and Mariposa Food Coop!
📣 Stay tuned for more exciting news!
🔗 Learn More & Register: cinespeak.org/cinema
🎨: Poster by Tracy Chahwan
