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Rockaway Film Festival presents cinema and other arts at the coastal edge of New York City, joining artists and audiences for unique collective experiences.

Upcoming Events

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.

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Saturday

Aug 1

7:00 pm

$10

Summer Tour

This open-hearted 16mm documentary follows a new generation of Deadheads on a freewheeling journey across America. With a live music performance by Rainbow Spirals.

Sunday

Sep 20

4:30 pm

Suggested donation $10-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Bread & Puppet: The Upside Down World Circus

The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back to confront our upside-down situation! With stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes, and a riotous brass band, The Upside Down World Circus is an urgent spectacle of protest and celebration. Co-presented by the Film-Makers' Cooperative.

Saturday

Sep 26

8:00 pm

$10

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

We present one of animation's great classics on its centennial with live, original musical accompaniment by Order of the Illusive.

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