Join us outdoors at the Sloan Street Community Garden for a curated night of local, international, and award-winning short films, plus discussion and live performance! This event is presented in partnership with the Sloan Street Community Garden Collaborative and Mural Arts.

Event Flow

6:00-7:30PM: Sloan Street Mural Dedication w/ Mural Arts
7:30-8:00PM: Live Jazz by Joshua Peeler Trio + Food/Refreshments
8:00-9:30PM: Screening & Discussion

Film Program

History of Sloan Street Community Garden Mural (USA / 2026 / 5 MIN)
Dir. Claire Sabel

Stori Strong (Episode 1) Garden Day (USA / 2024 / 14 MIN)
Dir. Laura Zaylea
Nine-year-old protagonist Stori Strong agrees to do some volunteer gardening only to find out that she will be gardening for her nemesis: her Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Pritzberry! While gardening, Stori tells her friends all about what it’s like having 2 moms and a donor, and how she may or may not have superpowers.

I Spoke to a Tomato Plant (USA / 2026 / 29 MIN) Dir. Christian Hayden
I Spoke to a Tomato Plant follows gardeners in the Mantua and Belmont area of Philadelphia as they share their experience of gardening and building relationships towards healing past traumas. Layered with a soundscape of Philadelphia musicians, ISTATP is an ode to connection, both plant and human, as well as the capacity for change.