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

Submissions are open

Future

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

Apr 18, 2026
at
1:00 pm
FREE
Discard Records
A love letter to NYC told through its trash. Join us for a work-in-progress screening and conversation with interdisciplinary artist sTo Len, recent Public Artist in Residence at the NYC Department of Sanitation.
free!
Apr 18, 2026
at
3:00 pm
FREE
Shoreline Cleanup
Join us for a cleanup and collaborative printmaking at Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary.
free!
Apr 18, 2026
at
6:00 pm
FREE
Maintenance Artist
A vibrant portrait of revolutionary public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the first artist in residence at New York City’s Department of Sanitation. Post-screening conversation with director Toby Perl Freilich.
free!
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