2019
Series
DUNES IN THE DUNES
LOCAL FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE
ROCKAWAY FILM FESTIVAL #6
BOARDWALK SUMMER SERIES
Science Fictions and the Puerto Rican Future
Rockaway Chamber Music 2023
Rockaway Film Festival #5
FAR ROCKAWAY SUMMER SERIES
Rockaway Film Festival #4
O'Donohue Park Sunset Series
End of Summer Film Series
Under the Lip: Dispatches from Beyond the Whitewash
Borough to Borough
Rockaway Film Festival #3
Rockaway Film Festival #2
Rockaway Film Festival #1
Individual Events
Anonymous Ensemble presents a film created live across continents: Rockaway, NY ◦ Hawaii ◦ Venezuela ◦ Australia.
a window into the visionary Chilean provocateur's psychedelic space opera that never was.
the sci-fi saga continues in this year's dark and colossal blockbuster starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
the cult classic and first cinematic adaptation of Frank Herbert's famous 1965 novel.
by Chilean master Patricio Guzmán, with stargazing courtesy of the Amateur Astronomers Association.
performing classical pieces by Michael Nyman, Paul Wiancko, and Arnold Schoenberg.
a newly restored lost gem of American independent cinema, co-presented by ALFREDA'S CINEMA.
by Betzy Bromberg. 2011. 95 min. Co-presented by Prismatic Ground.
performing music by Caroline Shaw, Benjamin Britten, and Antonín Dvořák.
by Guy de la Valdene & Christian Odasso. 1973. 52 min. Presented in collaboration with SURFRIDER.
at the RETI Center barge in Red Hook.
plus a short film by experimental innovator Pat O'Neill, who helped design STAR WARS' visual effects.
SHORELINE CLEANUP AND FREE SCREENING
films by Shannon Morall, Tom A. Capps, Jonah Goldstein, Mori Ortiz, Barrett Shuler + Keith Roenke.
films by Brian Chu + Dylan Case.
films by Lulios Kouroupis + Lee Quinby.
part of PICTOBEACH BAZAAR — an outdoor comic art festival
with a selection of earlier shorts presented by John Wilson, and a ventriloquist performance by Sophie Becker.
a collection of films about trying to get from one place to the next.
with a post-screening DJ set by Justus + Rahill.
a sweeping look at mountains, monuments, trees, and crops – pieces of nature that cannot be owned.
with a live music performance by Surf Jazz Trio.
guest curated by Jessica Beshir, with a live music performance by Kyp Malone.
guest presented by Jake Perlin, with a live projection performance by Duelle Films.
independent animations guest curated by Miranda Javid.
with a live dance performance by Gio Fernandez-Kincade + m i c c a.
New York premiere, with a live music performance by Steve Gunn.
Between rituals and role-play, these shorts linger in the power dynamics of the lonely-hearted.
Plus a live music performance by Rockaway Chamber Music.
Part of the 3rd annual Benny Beya Bash with Kassia Meador + Leah Dawson.
Rockaway Chamber Music returns to the cinema for a concert of string quartets!
An evening of short surf films that showcase the raddest surfing by the best and stylish free-riders of our time.
presented by ALFREDA'S CINEMA
A tribute screening to the iconic singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte.
A series of short films concerning new futures and Puerto Rican science fiction, with a DJ set by Gio Escobar and a geodesic dome assembly by artist Matthew Mottel.
by Juan C. Dávila. 2021. 120 min.
a program of shorts by a pillar of American avant-garde cinema.
a fresh music collective bringing classical music to the peninsula.
An epic program of short films, VHS oddities, musical confusion, and iconic DIY cinema.
co-presented by The Infernal Grove & The Film-makers' Cooperative
shoreline cleanup, screening, and expanded cinema performance in collaboration with Laru Beya, Buena Onda Collective + Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy.
Join us for this special screening of recent short films by Rockaway talents.
Five rarely seen shorts by the Iranian master, guest programmed by Jason Evans (This Long Century/Ecstatic Static). Live music performance by Lace Card.
by Pipilotti Rist. 2009. 84 min. Preceded by INTUITION PROPOSITION by Lindsay Packer. 2022. 4 min. Live dance performance by Sigrid Lauren.
by Sam de Jong. 2022. 78 min. Preceded by MY ONLY IDOL IS REALITY by Martine Syms. 2007. 7 min.
A look into the polarizing attributes of Water as a conduit in the Black experience. Guest programmed by Melissa Lyde, co-presented by Alfreda's Cinema.
A map of whispered mythologies and intracoastal histories. These hybrid films shapeshift between fictional performances and documentary traditions, reawakening memories lost at sea. Invoking colonial phantoms, they examine notions of territory and possession. Live music performance by Bass Trio with Michael Isvara Montgomery, Ari Folman-Cohen & Ran Livneh.
by Sean Duggan. 2021. 61 min. Preceded by BERNADETTE by Duncan Campbell. 2008. 37 min.
by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer. 2022. 94 min. Live bagpipes by Rockaway local John F. McManus.
Representing the many modes of narrative filmmaking, this lineup of new work from New York filmmakers moves from laughs to chills and arrives near the supernatural.
by Jerry Schatzberg. 1970. 105 min. Live performance by Sleepy Doug Shaw.
A collection of short, contemporary documentaries examining the human condition through water, our attempts to clean up our mess and find ways to live harmoniously in the ever-changing environment.
by Albert Falzon. 1972. 79 min. Preceded by AS WE PROCEED by Matt Webster. 2020. 23 min. Live music performance by Anand Wilder (of Yeasayer).
by Jacquelyn Mills. 2022. 103 min. Preceded by IN THE CONSERVATORY by Caryn Cline. 2010. 5 min.
From the cosmos to the beach, swimming pools to tidal marshes, above and below the waterline, this bicoastal program plunges deep into this marine interzone through films and videos that adapt our eyes and ears to new aquatic environments. Guest programmed by Leo Goldsmith with a sunset live music performance by C. Lavender.
A series of shadow puppet tales; digital, but no less made by hand. A collection of hand drawn narrative shorts to warm your palms. Guest programmed by Ted Wiggin with a live shadow puppet performance by Olivia Vaughn Hern.
by Hayao Miyazaki. 2008. 101 min. Preceded by SECRET GOLDFISH by Bi Gan. 2016. 1 min. Live music performance by Laraaji.
Co-presented by Spectacle, Anthology Film Archives + the German Film Office
Do Not Research presents a screening of video works that explore niche internet subcultures and the strange experience of being online today.
Join us in celebrating Juneteenth with a special screening of Haile Gerima's newly restored masterpiece Sankofa. Preceded by Natalija Joi’s short Black Joi, a rumination on 'home.'
Curated by Sam Gurry, Animation Brüt is a night of experimental animation, presenting 12 films by creators outside the traditional paradigm, seeking to break down boundaries from the inside.
Join us on Memorial Day for a special double bill and barbecue presented by Light Industry. Tickets include food and are free for Light Industry's Patreon members.
Join Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC), Rockaway Film Festival, and Rockaway Bay Coastal Association for a special Earth Day FREE screening and beach cleanup.
by Sean Durkin with a post-screening discussion with Rockaway's own Oona Roche.
by Francis Ford Coppola. 1992. 128 min.
special screening of recent short films by Rockaway filmmakers.
Special performance from a local Rockaway electronic sound artist. Free with movie ticket.
by Sky Hopinka. 2020. 80 min.
This program of short films travels through social algorithms of the everyday. Objects become flexible, recontextualized as indifferently omniscient narrators guide us through striking patterns of possession, appropriation, exploitation and assigned meaning.
Legendary DJ Edan mixing tunes and live visuals. Free with movie ticket.
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Shaka King.
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun.
A screening of short animations about searching for meaning in everyday life. How can we read routine? What can we uncover in our words? How can we peel back quotidien moments to create understanding? Programmed by Becky James.
Prolific LES indie-folk rocker and comic book artist. Free with movie ticket.