cinéSPEAK x Vox Populi - A Third World Newsreel Retrospective

Thursday, February 19th, 2026 | Doors: 6:30PM | Start: 7:00PM | Tickets: $10, no one turned away for a lack of funds. Register Here

cinéSPEAK and Vox Populi are kicking off their new collaborative Third Thursdays screening series with a collection of three short documentaries from Third World Newsreel, a media arts organization founded in 1968 to advance liberation movement storytelling. The films tell stories of the Black Panther Party, an anti-gentrification protest at UC Berkeley, and the Puerto Rican activist group the Young Lords in East Harlem.

ABOUT cinéSPEAK

cinéSPEAK is a Philadelphia-based arthouse cinema and journal that cultivates experiences and opportunities for filmmakers and moviegoers, celebrating and strengthening local community and global movements for collective liberation.

Our multidisciplinary work directly supports emerging artists, filmmakers, and writers through screenings, salons, and cultural reporting—all of which center the stories from those historically excluded in the film and media industry. We bring independent films to new audiences, partnering with community organizations to create a more equitable and nourishing cinema ecosystem.