Mission

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

The festival is a 501c3 non-profit founded in 2018 by Sam Fleischner, Courtney Muller, and Greg Stewart.

Team

Staff

Sam Fleischner

Co-founder, Artistic Director

Jorge Morillo

Technical Director

Courtney Muller

Co-founder, Program Director

Board of Directors

Monisha de Quadros

Treasurer

Colin Gillespie

Secretary

Nadia Hallgren

Jake Hudson

Dan Nuxoll

Prerana Reddy

Chair

Andrew Vanwyngarden

Rockaway Film Festival would like to thank VBX™~Vernam Basin Terminal for generously hosting us at the Arverne Cinema.

We are proud to be sponsored by Istic Illic Pictures, Stellar Bookkeepers and NYC Ferry. Rockaway Film Festival made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Rockaway Film Festival is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.