Filmadelphia is a student-created documentary that highlights the perks and challenges of filming movies in the city of Philadelphia. Temple students Alyssa McKendrick, Anjolee Jefferson, Kelsey Hvorecny, and Oddessey Moore interviewed the people involved in bringing Hollywood to Philadelphia. It airs Friday, August 2 at 12:30 p.m. and re-airs at 8:30 p.m. Watch it on cable channels Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 or online.
This documentary takes you to some of the more memorable movie locations that are right outside your door. Filmadelphia also provides inside knowledge about making movies from start to finish and touches upon the recent tax incentives created to bring more movies here. The film featuring interviews with Excutive Director of The Philadelphia Film office Sharon Pinkenson, production coordinator Erin Jackson Wagner, Philadelphia tour guide Nonnie, and David Raynor who has worked on projects such as The Silver Linings Playbook, Dead Man Down, and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.
