ROCKAWAY FILM FESTIVAL #6

August 19 - 27, 2023

Arverne Cinema + T149 Fort Tilden

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LOOPING WINDOW INSTALLATION 

ARVERNE CINEMA

NYC RGB by Viktoria Schmid. 2023. *on view Aug 19-23

ORGANIC MATTER by Emily Halaka. 2022. *on view Aug 24-27

Saturday
,
Aug 19
7:00 pm
Free
FANTASIA + FISCHINGER
Plus a live music performance by Rockaway Chamber Music.
Sunday
,
Aug 20
3:30 pm
Free
LOVE SPELLS
Between rituals and role-play, these shorts linger in the power dynamics of the lonely-hearted.
Sunday
,
Aug 20
5:00 pm
Free
PLAYLAND
by Georden West. 2023, 72 min.
Sunday
,
Aug 20
7:00 pm
Free
A STILL SMALL VOICE
New York premiere, with a live music performance by Steve Gunn.
Monday
,
Aug 21
7:00 pm
Free
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
with a live dance performance by Gio Fernandez-Kincade + m i c c a.
Tuesday
,
Aug 22
8:00 pm
Free
UTOPIA HA HA
independent animations guest curated by Miranda Javid.
Wednesday
,
Aug 23
8:00 pm
Free
HERE AT THE WATER’S EDGE
guest presented by Jake Perlin, with a live projection performance by Duelle Films.
Thursday
,
Aug 24
7:00 pm
Free
GENERATIONAL BREATHS
guest curated by Jessica Beshir, with a live music performance by Kyp Malone.
Friday
,
Aug 25
7:00 pm
Free
BEACH SESSIONS PRESENTS
with a live music performance by Surf Jazz Trio.
Saturday
,
Aug 26
3:30 pm
Free
NATURAL POSSESSION
a sweeping look at mountains, monuments, trees, and crops – pieces of nature that cannot be owned.
Saturday
,
Aug 26
7:00 pm
Free
AUTO PHOTO
with a live music performance by Rahill.
Saturday
,
Aug 26
9:30 pm
Free
COASTAL KNOWLEDGE: MOSAIC OF MYSTERY
with a post-screening DJ set by Justus + Rahill.
Sunday
,
Aug 27
5:00 pm
Free
PULL OVER
a collection of films about trying to get from one place to the next.
Sunday
,
Aug 27
7:00 pm
Free
ADVANCE SCREENING OF HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON S3 FINALE
with a selection of earlier shorts presented by John Wilson, and a ventriloquist performance by Sophie Becker.

Our Sponsors

Istic Illic Pictures
Blundstone
 National Endowment for the Arts
Queens Borough President
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
QUE™
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Be™•Brooklyn equine
NYC Ferry
Topo Chico
Rockaway Brewing Co.
MADRE MEzCAL
Athletic Brewing Co.