LOCAL FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE: NIGHT 2
A celebration of the local talent in our community.
COMEDY DURING CORONA, Brian Chu. 2022. 33 min.
When the pandemic forced all NYC nightlife to shutdown, a rebellious group of stand up comics took their jokes outside to the people. One of the city’s funniest comics (Mahdiy Drummond) takes us through this unprecedented time as comedians began producing shows at parks, rooftops, and even underground. The stand up comedy scene becomes the wild wild west and the beautiful chorus of New Yorkers laughing replaced the harrowing sounds of sirens.
INSIDER, Dylan Case. 2023. 38 min.
A guy watches Bo Burnham's Inside and decides he could do something like that. A music and comedy special ensues.
Q&A with filmmakers following the screening.
Our Sponsors
Rockaway Film Festival would like to thank VBX™~Vernam Basin Terminal for generously hosting us at the Arverne and Annex Cinemas in addition to BBX™~Barbadoes Basin Terminal for contributing to such.
We are 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. We receive additional support from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.