Thirty-five million years ago, a meteor struck the earth and carved out what would become the Chesapeake Bay. Now, it's home to Tangier Island, a small fishing community on the verge of being swept away by rising sea levels. In her sophomore feature, Baltimore filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler documents a community grappling with daily erosion through the eyes of twelve-year-old Mary Ella as she grows up and imagines what her future will look like. An expansive look at our capacity to adapt and find meaning in the face of tremendous uncertainty.
Doors at 6:30 pm. Live music by Kyp Malone at 7:00 pm. Screening at 8:00 pm with opening remarks from Rafael Espinal, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. Post-screening Q&A with director Marnie Ellen Hertzler.
Food by Brothers. Your ticket includes an afterparty with DJ Roch D.
In partnership with Blundstone.
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We are proud to be sponsored by Istic Illic Pictures, Stellar Bookkeepers 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 Arts. Support provided by FRANC and the Fund for the City of New York.
