Arverne Cinema
We built an outdoor cinema in Arverne in 2021. The work was completed by local builders and volunteers from the community, using recycled scraps of the boardwalk that was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. In addition to screenings, the cinema hosts a variety of community events.
Past locations
WAREHOUSE Cinema
323 74th Street, 11692
The warehouse cinema was the festival's first home in 2018 and location for the 1st and 2nd festivals.
ANNEX CINEMA
415 B 72 St, Queens, NY 11692
We transformed the warehouse that used to be the home of Rockaway Brewing Co. into a pop-up cinema.
Riis Park Bathhouse Cinema
Jacob Riis Park
The Bathhouse Cinema was activated during the summer of 2019 in partnership with the Rockaway Bazaar team. Large audiences gathered for our summer series of family friendly movies in front of a 40-foot inflatable screen.
O'Donohue Park
Beach 14th St &, Seagirt Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
For the past two summers RFF has partnered with NYC Parks and Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) to present family friendly summer series in Far Rockaway.
Beach 30th Street Playground
1-09 Beach 30th St, Queens, NY 11691
For the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, RFF was invited to curate some titles for the Tribeca Borough to Borough program.
T149 FORT TILDEN
Building T149, Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, Far Rockaway, NY 11695
Stewarded by Rockaway Artists Alliance and National Parks Service.
Rockaway's MOVIE THEATER history
The Rockaways once had as many as 9 cinemas across the peninsula. The last one to close was the Surfside Twin in 1996.
Our Sponsors
Rockaway Film Festival would like to thank VBX™~Vernam Basin Terminal for generously hosting us at the Arverne Cinema in addition to BBX™~Barbadoes Basin Terminal for contributing to such.
RFF is proud to be sponsored by Blundstone®, Istic Illic Pictures, 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 Art, and by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall. RFF receives additional support from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.