Documentary follows Philly rumba scene from the civil rights era to present
Over half a century ago, a group of Black men living in Philadelphia picked up the claves and…
New documentary, ‘1776 Seconds,’ explores life in Philly during America’s 250th anniversary
Creative Philadelphia sought to captured city life during America’s 250th birthday by conducting man-on-the-street interviews and filming block…
Philly stars in Netflix docuseries ‘The American Experiment’ alongside Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence
With the nation’s semiquincentennial right around the corner, Netflix is releasing a new series exploring America’s improbable, fractious…
SS United States Conservancy releases trailer for upcoming documentary
The first trailer for an upcoming documentary on the SS United States, the ship that spent decades docked…
Philly filmmaker documents life of guitarist Hillel Slovak, a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
There aren’t many active American rock bands that have enjoyed the kind of longevity and shapeshifting path the…
Bob Saget documentary in works from Philly’s 9.14 Pictures
Bob Saget is set to be the subject of a forthcoming documentary that will contrast the late comedian’s…
PBS will spotlight Sun Ra and his Philly musical collective on ‘American Masters’
PBS will soon highlight a pioneering musician whose band is still based in a Germantown rowhome. Sun Ra,…
Looking back at 2025: The SS United States leaves Philly to become artificial reef in Florida
A longtime Philadelphia resident left the city for good in 2025. After months of delays due to weather…
SS United States documentary to show ship’s trip from Philly to Alabama, plus its sinking in Gulf of Mexico
A documentary about the SS United States will include footage of its journey from Philadelphia to Alabama and…
‘The American Revolution’: Here are 4 Philly-area revolutionaries in Ken Burns’ series
The main characters in Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” aren’t exactly strangers. The new PBS docuseries, which premiered…
Netflix’s ‘Mob War’ examines rivalry between John Stanfa and Joey Merlino
The rivalry between mobsters John Stanfa and Joey Merlino might’ve started as an internal power struggle, but it…
Documentary from Philly filmmakers tracks five friends over 33 years
Before Eliza Fox graduated college, she checked a VHS camera out of a public access station and roped…