On Saturday, October 11, from 3-6pm, InLiquid will host a film screening of five short films by Black directors, with a panel discussion hosted by Tayyib Smith, the curator of The Source of Self Regard.
The Source of Self Regard brings together 6 artists with roots in Philadelphia to examine the Black self in a powerful celebration and affirmation of belonging. Learn more here.
🎬 Screening:
“Living Proof” (2022)
Director: Tina Farris (@tinafarristours)
Runtime: 9 minutes
Description: On the night of the biggest live performance of his life, The Queen of the Castro succumbs to an acid trip that may derail everything he worked so hard for.
“One Last Night” (2025)
Director: Tony Chennault
Running time: 9 min
In the 1960’s, two young lovers set out on a hopeful first date, only to have their world turned upside down by a shocking event that shatters their dreams of true love and the pursuit of the American dream - freedom.
“Witness” (2017)
Director: Marie Alarcon (@marie.d.alarcon)
Running time: 35 min
An experimental documentary about the Philadelphia communities in and around Bartram Village public housing and the adjacent historical Bartram's Gardens. This contemplative collage of audio interviews and slow-motion video explores relationships between place and self, and the multifaceted narratives of home, joy, and struggle.
“Illadelph Dreams: R U Robot” (2025)
Director: Li Sumpter (@mythmediastudios)
Running time: 30 min
As Earth faces imminent destruction, a spirited detective interrogates 5 unusual suspects after a late-night raid at Philly's most popular underground club. His questions uncover a radical plot uniting Earthbound humans and rogue cyborgs in a last chance to escape off-world before the planet is destroyed.
“Pull of Gravity” (2016, Select Scenes)
Ming Media (@ming_media)
Running time: 12
The film centers on three men grappling with the challenge of defying "gravity," a metaphor for the pull that keeps former inmates in a cycle of incarceration.
“Angoisse” (2025)
Director: Araiea Robinson (@araeiapop)
When the torment of losing her sanity to the pressures of the world becomes too much to handle, a woman’s ancestors awaken her through a transformative dream.
