Cinema From the Margins: Stand Up & Shout

Thu, Sep 11 2025
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

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This soul-stirring musical documentary highlights 10th graders from Hill-Freedman World Academy (HFWA) in Philadelphia as they take part in a unique songwriting collaboration that encourages them to channel their thoughts, feelings, and dreams into an album of rousing original songs. As they work with local musicians and industry professionals they create an album of powerful, original songs that capture both the challenging times they are living in and the joy that music brings.

This movie is rated TV-13 and has a runtime of 54 minutes.


Cinema From the Margins is a curated film viewing series that seeks to highlight stories from often overlooked communities and people of diverse identities, with an emphasis on subjects that are relevant to our current time. Films in this series will start with a brief introduction prior to the movie and will be followed by the option to casually discuss afterwards.

movie cover featuring a young black girl smiling towards the floor as she stands in a recording studio, wearing over hear headphones and a silver mic stands to her right
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Add to My Calendar 09/11/2025 06:00 pm 09/11/2025 07:00 pm America/New_York Cinema From the Margins: Stand Up & Shout <p>This soul-stirring musical documentary highlights 10th graders from Hill-Freedman World Academy (HFWA) in Philadelphia as they take part in a unique songwriting collaboration that encourages them to channel their thoughts, feelings, and dreams into an album of rousing original songs. As they work with local musicians and industry professionals they create an album of powerful, original songs that capture both the challenging times they are living in and the joy that music brings.</p><p>This movie is rated <strong>TV-13</strong> and has a runtime of 54 minutes.</p><hr><p><em>Cinema From the Margins</em> is a curated film viewing series that seeks to highlight stories from often overlooked communities and people of diverse identities, with an emphasis on subjects that are relevant to our current time. Films in this series will start with a brief introduction prior to the movie and will be followed by the option to casually discuss afterwards.</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Adams Street, Multipurpose Room MM/DD/YYYY 60