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Discard Records

by sTo Len. 2026, USA, 60 min.
April 18, 2026
at
1:00 pm
Arverne Cinema Inside

While serving as the NYC Department of Sanitation's Public Artist in Residence, sTo Len discovered a forgotten municipal TV studio, and with it a treasure trove of archival footage — more than 500 hours of training videos, PSAs, interviews, cartoons, and news broadcasts documenting decades of New York City through its trash. Discard Records playfully excavates the invisible labor behind sanitation and our ever-evolving relationship with waste.

We're pleased to present a work-in-progress screening and conversation with interdisciplinary artist sTo Len.

Doors 12:30pm / Screening 1:00pm

After the screening, join us for a shoreline cleanup and collaborative printmaking.

Part of

Earth Day Celebration
April 18, 2026
View Program
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.
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