PIZZA MOVIES
Saturday, July 26
Arverne Cinema
We love pizza and we love movies. On July 26, we are celebrating both by screening three of our favorite pizza pictures: Mystic Pizza (1988), the classic coming-of-age starring Julia Roberts in one of her earliest roles, Family Business (1982), a window into the golden age of sit-down pizza joints and one family’s efforts to keep their Midwestern business alive, and Untitled Pizza Movie (2023), a fantastic form-pushing documentary about two friends who set out on a quest to find New York City’s perfect slice.
We are thrilled to co-present Untitled Pizza Movie with Filmmaker Magazine. Director David Shapiro will be present for a post-screening conversation.
There will be a rotation of pizza makers slinging pies over the course of the day!
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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.