Film Screening: Plain Language by Teils Studio

Teils Studio presents Plain Language, a film series boldfacing local stories and everyday life in the Philadelphia area. The film blends video, photography, poetry & interviews to create an episodic series and video-based collage of underground creatives, workers, and communities. 

"Enter a world that belongs to the sweethearts, worn soles and earnest thinkers- the ‘nobodies’ avoiding being ‘somebody’. Come party party. We’re archiving our lil lives. We share our world- our corners, our fears and wishes- things that feel simple. Come see your friends, neighbours, strangers. Come see that one intersection. Come celebrate the life and world we’re creating together. Come witness what is being built, boarded up, and reimagined. Leave spilling back into it all."

This event is part of the Collective Futures festival,  a six-week, citywide project activating Philadelphia’s network of artist-run spaces, DIY venues, and community-based initiatives. This collaboratively organized project bringing together more than 30 independent spaces and organizations will unfold across the city through exhibitions, performances, workshops, and public programs from Kensington and North Chinatown to West Philadelphia, Fishtown, and Old City, between October 2 and November 15, 2026. For more information about Collective Futures please visit www.collectivefutures.info