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 26, 2026

at

6:00 pm

free

The Whole Shebang: Celebrating Ken & Flo Jacobs

Rockaway Film Festival joins the city-wide tribute to Ken and Flo Jacobs, two pioneers of experimental cinema.

free!

May 9, 2026

at

2:00 pm

10

Minding the Gap

Filmmaker Bing Liu set out to make skate videos with his friends, but wound up capturing poignant observations about modern masculinity in small town America in this coming-of-age journey of courageous vulnerability. 

May 31, 2026

at

2:00 pm

10

All Light, Everywhere

What happens when you turn the camera on itself? A guided tour of a body cam and police taser manufacturing facility becomes a mind-bending investigation into cameras, surveillance, and who controls the truth.

Jun 28, 2026

at

2:00 pm

10

Teenage Wasteland

In the 1990s, a group of high schoolers made a video project that ended up breaking real news. This inspirational documentary shows what happens when young people are trusted with cameras and told to look closely.