<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">FYI </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Stacie</div><div><br></div><div><b>Stacie Leap</b><br></div><div><a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com" target="_blank">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a> | 215.776.6741</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">The Blind Social Club</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com">blindsocialclub@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 5:48\u202fAM<br>Subject: The August Social Part 1 - Black Film Festival<br>To: The Blind Social Club <<a href="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com">blindsocialclub@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello Blind Socialers,</div><div><br></div><div>The Blind Social Club will be attending The Black Film Festival, which is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and global communities of color showcasing genre-defying films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from around the world. There are<span style="color:initial"> a few audio </span>described<span style="color:initial"> films that will be screened in August and we will be attending 2 of them. We will be having dinner following the Saturday film only. </span><span style="color:initial">If you would like to join us, please see the details below and respond accordingly.</span></div></div><div><span style="color:initial"><br></span></div><div><div style="color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">COST: $3 per ticket per show</div><div style="color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">RSVP: Please indicate whether you would like to see one or both of the films.</div><div style="color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">PAYMENTS: Please have your payment sent to me by Friday, July 25, so I can purchase the tickets. Payments can be made via PayPal (<a href="mailto:simcoop10@gmail.com" target="_blank">simcoop10@gmail.com</a>). Cash App ($SimCoop), or Cash. For those attending the Venezuelan restaurant on July 24, feel free to make your cash payments at that time. </div></div><div><span style="color:initial"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default"><u><b>FEATURED FILMS</b></u></span></div><div><b><span class="gmail_default">Friday,</span><span class="gmail_default"> </span>August 1st<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> </span><span class="gmail_default">at</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> </span> 2:00 PM EDT<span class="gmail_default"></span><span class="gmail_default"> - "Compensation"</span></b><br>The Wilma Theater<br>dir. by Zeinabu irene Davis</div><div><span class="gmail_default">Duration</span>: 92 minutes<br><br>A landmark of independent cinema, Compensation is Zeinabu irene Davis\u2019 moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the 20th century.</div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="gmail_default">Saturday, </span>August 2nd <span class="gmail_default">at </span>1:30 PM EDT<span class="gmail_default"> </span><span class="gmail_default">- "Remaining Native"</span></b><br>Perelman Theater @ Kimmel<span class="gmail_default"> Center</span><br>dir. by Paige Bethmann</div><div><div>Duration: 87 minutes</div><br>Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete<span class="gmail_default"> </span><span style="color:initial">as the memory of his<span class="gmail_default"> </span></span><span style="color:initial">great-grandfather\u2019s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect<span class="gmail_default"> </span></span><span style="color:initial">past, present and future.\u201d</span></div><div><span style="color:initial"><br></span></div><div><div><u>*Dinner will be held at Bodega Bar and Kitchen located at 1223 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, immediately following the film.</u></div><div><br></div><div><b>Restaurant Menu: </b><a href="https://bodegaphilly.com/menu/#happy-hour-menu-7" target="_blank">https://bodegaphilly.com/menu/#happy-hour-menu-7</a></div>The top portion of this menu shows the Happy Hour menu first, offering $7 drinks and food<span class="gmail_default"> from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. </span> Then the regular items are <span class="gmail_default">listed a</span>s you scroll down. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(32,33,36)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Simone Cooper</font></span><div><i><font size="4">Founder and Program Coordinator</font></i></div><div><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">The Blind Social Club</font></b></div><div><a href="mailto:blindsocialclub@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">blindsocialclub@gmail.com</font></a></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">215-868-4292</font></div></div></div></div>
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