MORNING OF THE EARTH
6:00PM
Doors open.
6:30PM
LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE by Anand Wilder (of Yeasayer).
7:00PM
AS WE PROCEED by Matt Webster. 2020. 23 min.
A time capsule of Far Rockaway just before and during Hurricane Sandy. Longtime resident Matt Webster’s hi8 video diary flickers between bungalow parties and boardwalk adventures, culminating in rain-splattered, close-up footage of the storm. A love letter to the people of Rockaway.
MORNING OF THE EARTH by Albert Falzon. 1972. 79 min.
In celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary, we present the east-coast premiere of the newly restored masterpiece of surf cinema. Finding flow between the breaking swell, Australian waverider Albert Falzon relishes in the effortless styles of legends: Stephen Cooney, Rusty Miller, Nat Young, Terry Fitzgerald, Michael Peterson & Gerry Lopez. The glorious 16mm imagery turns cosmic over the psychedelic soundtrack by G. Wayne Thomas.
Our Sponsors
This festival is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.
The festival is also made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support provided by FRANC and the Fund for the City of New York.
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