6:30 PM
LIVE PUPPET SHOW: THE OSPREY OF HOPE
Join Gateway National Recreation Area Park Rangers for a story about New York City, the animals who live here, and the power of cooperation. Learn about the effects of deforestation and development on NYC wildlife, and how protected lands and conservation efforts have become the last hope for native species.
SUNSET
BABE: PIG IN THE CITY by George Miller. 1997. 97 min.
Our favorite optimistic pig gets lost in the big city in another imaginative display of set design and special effects. Babe’s adventure through this new metropolis landscape reaffirms his values of friendship and togetherness to save the day once again.
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 also thanks Rockaway Artists Alliance and the National Park Service for hosting us in Fort Tilden.
RFF is proud to be sponsored by Blundstone®, Istic Illic Pictures, and NYC Ferry. The festival is 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 the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by FRANC.