PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — One of our most iconic Philly flavors is hitting the big screen as part of the ongoing Philadelphia Film Festival.
The independent short film “Philly Pretzels” is making its perfectly placed Philly debut.
“Could it get any better than Philly Pretzels making its debut at the Philly Film Festival?” says actor Adam Shapiro. “I mean, that was our dream while we were making it. It’s perfect.”
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Shapiro is an Abington native and star of Hulu’s “The Bear.” He’s also the founder of Shappy Pretzel Co., which often provides the Philly soft pretzels for the Oscars.
“Philly Pretzels” was directed by Philly native Justin Crowell and it was filmed in South Philadelphia last year.
“We brought this thing from concept to completion, and then we’re bringing it home to show it off,” he says. “We got super lucky that Tim Heidecker is letting us use his music for the film, and he’s obviously a hometown guy too.
“Philly Pretzels” is on screen at the Film Society East on October 24 at 4:30 p.m. as part of the ongoing Philadelphia Film Festival.
For more information, visit Filmadelphia.org/festival.
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