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Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Even before the 2020 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, attempts at criminal justice reform were beginning to take root, including in Philadelphia with the 2017 election of civil rights attorney Larry Krasner as
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Channeling “the rebellious spirit of the Molly Maguires,” the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival challenges the boldest, most defiant filmmakers to present their work, shatter convention, and incite spirited debate. The festival credo is “eyes and minds wide open,” and they mean it. After canceling last year due to COVID-19, the JTIFF returns to the Mauch Chunk Opera House (14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe) for its fourth edition with live, in-person screenings on Thursday, April 22 through Sunday, April 25. That’s right – no glitchy streaming on phones, tablets, or laptops, but real ...
A familiar face will broadcast on the streets of Philadelphia this week. Sheinelle Jones, who graduated to NBC News and her current 9-10 a.m. host stint on that networkâs âTodayâ from Channel 29âs local âGood Day Philadelphia," will report live from her hometown and former bailiwick through Friday as part of an ongoing series, âReopening Americaâ which involves a skein of big-city visits to show how the 2020 COVID shutdowns have affected those metropoles economically and psychologically and how they are beginning to recover. Because of her deep roots here â...
Monday, April 19 | 7 PM Philly D.A. is a groundbreaking documentary series embedded inside the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out. Following a sneak preview of the first episode, we’ll host a discussion with the film’s director, Ted Passon; Jessica Brown, Esq, Supervising Attorney in the Chittenden County Public Defender Office; and Skyler Nash, Public Policy and Research Analyst for the City of Burlington Racial Equity, Incl...