Our eighth annual film festival takes place August 20–24. This is the year of the wood snake: a time of dynamic transformation. Undulating through patterns of creation, collapse, and renewal, this program is guided by endings that become beginnings.

Full Program

Oct 11, 2025

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5:00 pm

$10 observational / $20 participatory

Drinking Brecht: An automated laboratory performance

After stealing a hat from the costume collection of famous communist playwright Bertolt Brecht, multimedia artist sister sylvester embarks on a forensic quest to trace the hat’s possible past wearers.

Oct 25, 2025

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5:00 pm

FREE

Local Filmmaker Showcase: Shorts

Celebrating new work by Rockaway-based filmmakers. Filmmakers in-person. Free!

Oct 25, 2025

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7:00 pm

FREE

Failed State

Dale spends the majority of his time transporting various goods to people while attempting to carve out a social life in-between. Filmmakers in-person. Free!