Fall Update: What Have We Been Up To?
¡Hola PHLAFF Familia!
As we get ready to wrap up the fall season, our team is thrilled to share what we’ve been working on since the curtains closed on PHLAFF 2025.
There’s a lot happening behind the scenes—and we can’t wait for you to be part of it.
Keep reading for all the exciting updates from the PHLAFF community. Want to be the first to know what’s next? Make sure to follow us on social media!
Consider Making a Donation to Support #LOSQUINCE
Over the past 14 years, we’ve presented nearly 900 films and welcomed over 25,000 people to join in our celebration. From block parties to premieres, kitchen tables to university stages, PHLAFF is where our stories find their audience. With your support, we’ve built a community of over 300 volunteers and made our mark across 25+ venues—and we’re just getting started.
2026 marks the 15th season of PHLAFF, and we have many exciting updates to share with you! Stay tuned as we approach #LOSQUINCE, May 24th - July 5th!
Consider donating PHLAFF today to support our programming and upcoming celebration.
PHLAFF 2026 Submissions: Last Call-Submissions Close December 15th!
Are you a filmmaker who’s got a new project to share our community? Join us for our 15th season, where we'll be celebrating #LOSQUINCE de PHLAFF.
Learn more about our submission guidelines and rules on our FilmFreeway page. Have questions about the submission process for our upcoming season? Check out our FAQ page in our ‘Submissions’ section of our website.
Submissions are open until December 15th, 2025.
Past Programming
La Sala Libre
This Transmedia Project, La Sala Libre, is a Migration story experience that documents and traces the colonization and exodus of the people of Puerto Rico throughout the United States. The seven-weekend residency program was an exploration of how a people’s identity has been systematically dispersed throughout its history with America’s colonization and the voyage in finding our way home.
On August 24th, PHLAFF had the opportunity to collaborate and screen Recipes from Yuiza’s Kitchen during the residency—tracing a Puerto Rican community from North Philly to Puerto Rico’s northeastern coast in search of lost recipes. The film screening was followed by a special conversation of Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS with director Ari Manuel Cruz.
Check out the full DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS conversation with director Ari Manuel Cruz here!
Puerto-Rican Stories: Meet and Greet with 9 Millones
On September 25th, 2025, 9 Millones collaborated with CAICU and AFROTAINO for Puerto-Rican Stories: Meet and Greet with 9 Millones. The gathering invited storytellers, researchers, community leaders, and changemakers interested in telling stories of Boricuas in Philadelphia, all hosted at Ulises. 9 Millones also facilitated a Círculo de Memoria with the Norris Square Senior Community Center community during their time in Philadelphia. Amazing work!
Learn more about 9 Millones and the work they do when you visit their website!
Feminist Poetry Festival "Julia Vive"
Centro Integral de la Mujer — Madre Tierra, together with the Julia de Burgos Library at Taller Puertorriqueño (host/venue partner) and the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival, held a global meeting of poetry, freedom, and resistance.
The festival honored Julia de Burgos, symbol of rebellion and muse of freedom, calling upon all voices who transform pain into word and word into action.
The festival highlighted voices in Spanish—poets, writers, activists, and dreamers whose words reflect freedom, sorority, and justice. The selected poems formed part of the event and our Anthology "Julia Vive".
The event was held on November 22 at Taller Puertorriqueño, in the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Stay connected with us on social to hear about what’s next for PHLAFF! We can’t wait for you to see what’s to come!
