"OUR PHILADELPHIA" ADDRESSES GRIEF & NEIGHBORHOOD GUN VIOLENCE

Still from Our Philadelphia (2020).

Dr. Nora Gross, Producer

Nora Gross (PhD), a 2020 graduate of the Penn Arts & Sciences Department of Sociology and CAMRA director 2019-2020, is on the film festival trek again! Dr. Gross's  short documentary film, "Our Philadelphia" deals with Philadelphia teens experiences with grief in the aftermath of neighborhood gun violence. Three Philadelphia teens directed the film, teaming up with Dr. Gross as part of their highschool internships and senior projects.  After graduating, the team continued to work together on the film, funded by the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation,  the Center for Experimental Ethnography, and the Annenberg School for Communication. The final 15-minute film was edited by Draulhaus (an independent Philadelphia production company) and features music from young Philadelphia artists.

Our Philadelphia premiered on YouTube on July 11, 2020 and was subsequently streamed as part of the Philadelphia Do the Write Thing Recognition Ceremony. View the film on YouTube below and read a full story on the film by BillyPenn press here.